“While language models may help generate new ideas, they cannot attack the hard part of science, which is simulating the necessary physics,” says AI professor Anima Anandkumar. She explains how her team developed neural operators — AI trained on the finest details of the real world — to bridge this gap, sharing recent projects ranging from improved weather forecasting to cutting-edge medical device design that demonstrate the power of AI with universal physical understanding.
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@MichaelSuperbacker
July 15, 2024 at 7:00 am
Hello 👋
@lyrics4daheart
July 15, 2024 at 7:03 am
Thank you
@user-vp4ss6wk9h
July 15, 2024 at 7:07 am
3rd
@MatrixEvolution17
July 15, 2024 at 7:11 am
Why are there so many AI videos now? NO ONE CARES.
@sparkofcuriousity
July 16, 2024 at 6:07 am
hahaha
@MC-br1gk
July 15, 2024 at 7:22 am
Here are these smiling pretty faces pushing tech on us again. I’m so disgusted by the damaging tech industry and their proponents. We are pushing tech so far from our cultural skillset to deal with it. F TED.
@jeffbezozss
July 15, 2024 at 7:23 am
The video smells
@imdxpertm
July 15, 2024 at 7:26 am
Amazing work ! This talk gives a very impressive future that awaits when AI is put to use for betterment of humanity. Wishing you all the best!
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July 15, 2024 at 7:31 am
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1. [Key Point 1]: AI transforms science, engineering with physical, digital integration.
2. [Key Point 2]: Neural operators enable faster, accurate simulations of complex phenomena.
3. [Key Point 3]: AI-based weather model outperforms traditional models in speed, accuracy.
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00:00:04 Inspired by Parents’ Work in Manufacturing
• Speaker was inspired by parents’ work in computerized manufacturing.
• Fascinated by how computer programs affected the physical world.
00:00:29 AI’s Role in Science and Engineering
• AI aims to connect physical and digital worlds.
• Reduces trial and error in scientific research and engineering design.
00:01:22 Challenges of Language Models
• Language models lack physical grounding, hallucinate.
• AI needs data from the world to understand physics.
00:03:01 Neural Operators for Detailed Simulations
• Neural operators represent data as continuous functions.
• Allows infinite zoom and multi-scale learning.
00:04:03 Application in Medical Catheter Design
• Neural operators helped design a better medical catheter.
• Reduced bacterial contamination by over 100-fold.
00:05:59 AI’s Potential in Weather Forecasting
• AI created a faster, more accurate weather model.
• FourCastNet model outperformed traditional models in accuracy.
00:07:57 AI’s Role in Nuclear Fusion
• AI predicts plasma evolution in nuclear fusion reactors.
• Enables real-world corrective actions for fusion reactors.
00:08:55 Vision for Generalist AI
• Aiming to create an AI model for all scientific problems.
• Generalist AI will simulate any physical phenomena and design novel solutions.
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@liewziqin2319
July 15, 2024 at 7:42 am
Just curious why can’t we run some simulations to verify before printing the design? I agree that AI can propose the designs but I think we should carefully simulate the process to a certain accuracy before printing it out? Especially for something expensive to build 🤔
@jeevan88888
July 15, 2024 at 1:48 pm
before printing out what?
@ernestodanieljaramillo9522
July 17, 2024 at 12:35 am
@@jeevan88888 the designs or draft of any solution against certains problems
@Ken-yp1dg
July 15, 2024 at 7:43 am
AI doesn’t exist yet. Companies wanted to use the term for marketing.
@user-zq1fn9vo1x
July 15, 2024 at 9:34 am
wdym
@WeylandLabs
July 15, 2024 at 10:57 am
Wrong LLM’s are a form of A.I please educate yourself more sir.
@antonioas709
July 15, 2024 at 7:54 am
Right this won’t be used for the wrong reasons
@rw6836
July 15, 2024 at 8:12 am
So this is how they make Skynet, by training it on real world phenomena.
@myparceltape1169
July 16, 2024 at 11:08 am
The mice were very annoyed when the computer called earth was dismantled 2 weeks too early
@radiumminis
July 15, 2024 at 8:18 am
Ai like this smells like snake oil. Why is Ted talk giving this a platform?
@kaivalyashah
July 15, 2024 at 9:02 am
FINALLY somebody who is talking beyond dumb language models!!! I’m long on this company and DeepMind
@asadbanglesandcosmetics
July 15, 2024 at 9:20 am
May the almighty fullfill all your dreams. May he help you be brave and face problems easily.
@Incompletegaming32
July 15, 2024 at 9:45 am
@dougg1075
July 15, 2024 at 10:20 am
If we can make it past the filter we are up against.
@AdvantestInc
July 15, 2024 at 10:46 am
What a brilliant presentation by Anima Anandkumar! Her exploration of AI’s role in transforming science and engineering, especially in applications like medical catheter design, is truly enlightening.
@Prof_Anima_Anandkumar
July 17, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Thank you!
@WeylandLabs
July 15, 2024 at 10:55 am
I feel it is frustrating for people who don’t have the resources already thought of everything they talk about years ago. – Am I wrong ?
@zeroonetime
July 15, 2024 at 11:08 am
India consequently discovered the 0, after Abraham discovered the 01 Creation, and called it Yesh meAiin something out of nothing and called YH~WH
@phreeesubz
July 15, 2024 at 12:55 pm
*I swear i was waiting for her face to open up and her admit that she was a robot*
@romchikyoung6863
July 15, 2024 at 9:44 pm
Why?
@youteacher78
July 15, 2024 at 5:24 pm
Just stop trying to put AI in everything. It doesn’t solve any real problems but it creates new ethical dilemmas. The hype cycle will die down and people will wonder what all the fuzz was about, because in the end, a LLM is just big bag of (stolen) data that you shake really hard and something falls out. It has more in common with gambling than with intelligence. 😂
@brianwaltenbaugh
July 15, 2024 at 8:02 pm
Why are we training AI to broaden the overstimulated middle/upper class when broke m-f’ers ain’t even got hope. 😞
@myparceltape1169
July 16, 2024 at 11:03 am
To find the Answer will require a huge computer.
I will begin designing it. It’s name will be EARTH, said Deep Thought.
Sorry, I had to write that. Anima made such a good case for it. 😊
@zahidhussainsahito2462
July 17, 2024 at 8:41 am
Really amazing advancements