Sylvia Serfaty's 'riding the dragon' slides from Poincaré Institute AI seminar circulate
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-30
A seminar series on "AI and the future of mathematics and physics" was held at the Institut Henri Poincaré, with mathematician Sylvia Serfaty's closing talk recommended as a highlight. One circulating slide uses a Game of Thrones dragon metaphor for AI development: the dragon may double in size every 3 months, may eventually ride itself, and so far few can ride it. Igor Carron shared the slide with a wry "and they fall..."
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