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by bsoles 47 days ago
As much as I like Terrence Tao, I think he is entering the crackpot phase of his career. Much like Roger Penrose and many mathematicians and physicists before him.
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Yeah mathematicians tend to do that. Physicists not so much I think. However, none of what he says about AI is such a strong prediction, unlike the 'crackpots' that are probably on your mind.
As a mathematician who was married to a physicist, I disagree :)
That's what all the Physicists tell me.
Wild take, without even substantiating it with a single statement.
And maybe we should listen to him...