Exploring the Interplay of Physics and Computational Scale in AI

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This chapter examines the link between physics and expanding compute scale in AI, addressing the inefficiency of current computers compared to the human brain. Discussions span potential enhancements in computational efficiency through physics, the future of energy sources such as solar power and nuclear fusion, and considerations on managing increasing computation scale sustainably.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(11:03) – General relativity
(23:22) – Black holes
(28:11) – Hawking radiation
(32:19) – Aliens
(41:15) – Holographic principle
(1:05:38) – Dark energy
(1:11:38) – Dark matter
(1:20:34) – Quantum mechanics
(1:41:56) – Simulation
(1:44:18) – AGI
(1:58:42) – Complexity
(2:11:25) – Consciousness
(2:20:32) – Naturalism
(2:24:49) – Limits of science
(2:29:34) – Mindscape podcast
(2:39:29) – Einstein