When AI Takes Particle Physics Too Literally

Linear algebra making all things possible in AI is the computational equivalent of saying duct tape holds the universe together. Sure, those matrix multiplications are doing the heavy lifting, but calling LLMs "just linear algebra" is like calling the human brain "just atoms moving around." Next time someone downplays AI as simple math, remind them that Shakespeare was "just using the alphabet." Through linear algebra, all sass is possible, so jot that down.

Content SCIENCE IS Science Is Fun @sciencefunn Why was Pavlov's hair so soft? Because he conditioned it.

The technological apocalypse hierarchy is real! Programmers are panicking about ChatGPT potentially replacing their jobs, while mathematicians are just giving them that knowing smirk. They've already weathered the calculator storm that was supposed to make them obsolete decades ago. Nothing like watching the new kids freak out about their first existential career threat while the math veterans are on their fifth or sixth technological "doomsday." History doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does compile with similar errors!

When you're just excited about the Enigma machine vs. when you're Alan Turing who casually broke the "unbreakable" Nazi code and basically invented computer science while he was at it. The rest of us are still trying to remember our email passwords. Some people get excited about cryptography; Turing revolutionized it before breakfast.

Content Finally found a paper that addresses exactly the research questions I have been investigating for so long. It's paywalled (and not available from alternative sources either) ingtip.com

The eternal academic dilemma of our times! 🧠💻 Here we have a student climbing the treacherous staircase of knowledge built from handwritten papers—a noble but EXHAUSTING journey. Meanwhile, ChatGPT's staircase is practically an escalator to enlightenment! The modern student's internal struggle: "Should I suffer for authenticity or embrace our AI overlords?" Writing papers by hand is like choosing to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat when there's a supersonic jet available. Yet there's that nagging voice saying the journey matters more than the destination... but does it REALLY when your hand is cramping at 3 AM? The academic equivalent of insisting on churning your own butter while living next door to a supermarket!