Christian Szegedy: AI's real promise is accelerating scientific discovery, not games
ChrSzegedy · x · 2026-09-26
Legendary researcher Christian Szegedy argues AI's ultimate value lies in accelerating scientific discovery rather than generating pictures, memes, or games. While there's never enough time to play even a fraction of AI-assisted games, science is different: every additional discovery is priceless, and some can literally save lives. A notable big-picture take on where AI matters most.
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