Doshi: Debate over whether AI truly understands physics is practically irrelevant
Suhail Doshi · Predicting AI’s Next Advances — With Suhail Doshi · Mar 20, 2024 · at 40:48
Playground CEO Suhail Doshi argues that theoretical debates over AI physics simulation matter far less than the practical utility of generative tools.
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“I take the argument that it doesn't, I just like, I don't think it matters. Like at the end of the day, we are making these models could do it or could not, but either way, what matters is what utility it brings to humanity.”
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