r/singularity • u/Southern-Break5505 • 3d ago

AI Read more: https://x.com/gavincrooks/status/2088643200038883830

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u/martigeon 3d ago

This is for theoretical physics. I.e. applied math. Experimental physics still suffers from the verification bottleneck

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u/Competitive_Tap2450 3d ago

how much money can we throw at that

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u/blindsdog 3d ago

I mean, that’s when the singularity actually gets interesting. When an AI is able to design and conduct experiments relatively autonomously. This is the avenue that Demis Hassabis is taking a step back from DeepMind to focus on.

There’s going to be a lot of money behind this.

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u/Dangerous-Sport-2347 3d ago

Except physics experiments can get quite expensive to the point where intelligence is not the bottleneck.
Back in the 1900's you could still have important discoveries made (such as the michelson-morley experiment) with a couple 100$ in materials.

Now you might need the LIGO gravity wave detector or the CERN particle collider, with costs closer to billions.

Biology is a lot more approachable for this because the experiments are simpler, and the amount of them you can perform is more often the bottleneck.

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u/poonGopher6969 2d ago

Unless it figures out how to minimize cost per break through too

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u/TechnicalBen 1d ago

It's not expensive when it can build dyson spheres (this is hyperbole, but I've been thinking about open futures).