On Using A.I. for actualy invention and discovery:
Most of the hype is about A.I. to eventually make more money, but the ultimate steelman has always been remove hurdles of group-think and instead generate unique ideas (with help of A.I.).
A perspective that isn’t yet getting enough attention: a way in which AI progress will soon deeply benefit the world is through the discovery and production of new technology.
We measure human progress by technological revolutions; hard to internalize what it’d mean to have a computer which can do much of the work for breakthroughs.
~ updated at: 2025-08-17T10:26:50.299Z