What Is Math For in the Age of AI? – Live from ICM 2026 | PODCAST: The Joy of Why
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Quanta's live discussion at ICM 2026 examines AI mathematical proofs and what mathematicians value beyond a correct answer. Janna Levin and Steven Strogatz host Akshay Venkatesh, Ravi Vakil and Alex Kontorovich for a conversation about intuition,…
Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence? | PODCAST: The Joy of Why
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Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell discusses measuring machine cognition with Steven Strogatz in Quanta's podcast. The description and chapters cover spurious cues, competence versus performance, interpretability and alternatives to judging intelligence…
The AI That Finds 'Impossible' Physics Experiments
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Quanta profiles Mario Krenn's work on AI experimental design at the Artificial Scientist Lab. Its description explains how machine-learning algorithms propose experimental techniques and research ideas; the chapters include quantum entanglement and work involving gravitational-wave…
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