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

[Stela MANOVA]

Finally, a linguist willing to learn from a non-linguist! Thank you, Joan. Your reaction gives me hope for the future of linguistics.

Stela


> On 08.08.2025, at 00:31, Joan Bresnan <joan.bresnan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you for this link, Stela.  I found Hassabis' approach of using the structure of a lower-order manifold to reduce
> the search space for "natural" solutions interesting and even inspiring.
> 
> Joan
> 
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM Stela MANOVA via Lingtyp <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org <mailto: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://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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> Joan Bresnan
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