[Lingtyp] Future of AI, Simulating Reality...

[Stela MANOVA]

Dear Colleagues, 
I would like to draw your attention to an interview with Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The interview is featured on Lex Fridman’s podcast and is titled “Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games”, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzgcbRXUK8&t=860s <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzgcbRXUK8&t=860s>.

Although the conversation does not focus specifically on language, it offers valuable insights into large language models (LLMs), particularly how they can model language without possessing linguistic competence—relying instead on patterns derived from observation.

Notably, many computer scientists consider LLMs to represent the first and most accessible step toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

Best regards, 
Stela Manova, PI Gauss:AI Global

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