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Ben Horowitz predicts AI will discover the next theory of relativity

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“It's just litanies of experiments with different, you know, different trials and then taking the one that worked and redeploying it, and now you have a smarter AI.”

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you're discovering relativity. You know? It's just litanies of experiments with different, you know, different trials and then taking the one that worked and redeploying it, and now you have a smarter AI. And now it's trying more trials. It's it's really very likely that we're well down that path.

And I know also, Ed, I I do think we're going to discover the next relativity or equivalent of relativity in physics as well with AI. And, I I'm prediction? We're interested in that as well. Prediction? What would you like to hear? Next relativity? When

when are we gonna have discovery by an AI

About this clip

Ben Horowitz draws parallels between AI's iterative learning process and scientific discovery, comparing it to how relativity was discovered through countless experiments. He makes a bold prediction that AI will soon make breakthrough discoveries in physics equivalent to Einstein's theory of relativity.

Why this clip

Horowitz makes a specific, bold prediction about AI achieving major scientific breakthroughs in physics, which is a compelling future-oriented claim from a prominent VC.

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