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Back to EpisodesStephen Wolfram: Physics, ChatGPT, & AI
Episode 142
Published 3 years ago
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In this Mindfest 2023 lecture, Stephen Wolfram explores how physics emerges from computation, discusses the nature of dark matter, and explains the workings of AI systems like ChatGPT. He also connects these ideas to the Wolfram Physics Project and the broader quest for a Theory of Everything.
- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:58 - Physics from computation
- 00:11:30 - Generalizing Turing machines
- 00:17:34 - Dark matter as atoms of space
- 00:22:13 - Energy as density of space
- 00:30:30 - Entanglement limit of computations
- 00:34:53 - Concepts persisting across universe
- 00:40:09 - How ChatGPT works
- 00:41:41 - Irreducible computation and AI
- 00:49:20 - Recovering GR from the ruliad
- 00:58:38 - Coming up: Chalmers, Goertzel, more Wolfram
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- 00:00:00 - Introduction
- 00:02:58 - Physics from computation
- 00:11:30 - Generalizing Turing machines
- 00:17:34 - Dark matter as atoms of space
- 00:22:13 - Energy as density of space
- 00:30:30 - Entanglement limit of computations
- 00:34:53 - Concepts persisting across universe
- 00:40:09 - How ChatGPT works
- 00:41:41 - Irreducible computation and AI
- 00:49:20 - Recovering GR from the ruliad
- 00:58:38 - Coming up: Chalmers, Goertzel, more Wolfram
SPONSORS:
- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
- TOE Website: https://theoriesofeverything.org/
- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
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- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
RESOURCES:
- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xHPQ_oSsJgg
- Center for the Future Mind: https://www.fau.edu/future-mind/
- Donald Hoffman, Bernardo Kastrup, Susan Schneider debate on Machines and Consciousness: https://youtu.be/VmQXpKyUh4g
- Stephen Wolfram on Wolfram Physics Project on TOE: https://youtu.be/1sXrRc3Bhrs
- Early audio version for TOE members: http://theoriesofeverything.org
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