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A case for AI models that understand, not just predict, the way the world works

Gary Marcus, professor emeritus at NYU, explains the differences between large language models and "world models" — and why ...

This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when ...
The Economist

Fei-Fei Li says understanding how the world works is the next step for AI

Language is full of visual aphorisms. Seeing is believing. A picture is worth a thousand words. Out of sight, out of mind. The list goes on. This is because we humans draw so much meaning from our ...
The Atlantic

Eight Books That Explain How the World Works

Maybe this sounds familiar: You’ve stared idly through an airplane’s window and wondered, How exactly does that jet engine work? Or you’ve tracked a shipment from across the country, refreshing UPS’s ...