In 1907, Albert Einstein had what he later called his “happiest thought”: realizing that a person in free fall (like someone inside an elevator with a snapped cable) experiences no gravitational force. This insight became a cornerstone in the development of his groundbreaking theory of general relativity.
Drawing from this iconic thought experiment, Dr Brian Keating challenges leading thinkers with a provocative question: Can large language models (LLMs), operating through silicon and powered by linear algebra, ever achieve a comparable “happy thought”? Do they possess true intelligence, the capacity to visualize embodied sensations, like the stomach-dropping feeling of a fall or attain “life escape velocity” beyond mere language processing?
A profound question about the limits of AI.
Drawing from this iconic thought experiment, Dr Brian Keating challenges leading thinkers with a provocative question: Can large language models (LLMs), operating through silicon and powered by linear algebra, ever achieve a comparable “happy thought”? Do they possess true intelligence, the capacity to visualize embodied sensations, like the stomach-dropping feeling of a fall or attain “life escape velocity” beyond mere language processing?
A profound question about the limits of AI.