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

[Emily M. Bender]

Dear all,

I would hope that few on the lingtyp mailing list would fall for the "AI
hype" going around, let alone the idea that someone as deep in the sauce of
"AGI" mania as Hassabis would have anything insightful to tell us about how
language works. Also, in case you're not familiar, Lex Fridman's podcast is
an absolute cesspool.

Emily


On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM Stela MANOVA via Lingtyp <
lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org> wrote:

>
> 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzgcbRXUK8&t=860s__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!iHdE8g7J-P8Yd_hBcvQ5UAPPihBQxEJVsgU1qvmrjEw8OZWPAn0RrlY4qokR0GuqMziqVW-_eUUfe44BLb-faxIeprr-hNp_TA$>
> .
>
> 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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