AI for Physics Discovery - Jesse Thaler of NSF's IAIFI, MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics

About this episode

This episode features Jesse Thaler discussing the intersection of AI and physics, exploring how each field influences the other.

Jesse Thaler is Director of the National Science Foundation's AI for Physics "Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions" (IAIFI), and Professor of Physics at MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics. In this episode we explore how AI is reshaping physics, how physics is reshaping AI, and mind-bending implications of theoretical physics. Join us!" See below for episode links, chapters, and our socials. Hosted by Nabil Laoudji. Support the podcast! Subscribe to our newsletter: www.discoveryengines.co . Thanks for watching 🙏🤙 Episode Links: Jesse's Website National Science Foundation's IAIFI MIT Department of Physics Jesse's MIT Page Quantum Field Theory CERN Large Hadron Collider Chapters: (00:00) - Preview & Introduction (04:00) - Jesse's Journey Into Physics (05:49) - Curiosity For Understanding The Nature Of Reality (07:27) - What Is A Theoretical Particle Physicist? (09:34) - Quantum Field Theory (11:05) - Particle-Wave Duality (12:53) - What is the Large Hadron Collider? (15:04) - Data Generated From Particle Collisions (17:52) - How LHC Experiments Are Scheduled (19:24) - The Future of the LHC and Particle Colliders (26:29) - National Science…

People in this episode

Host: Nabil Laoudji

Guest: Jesse Thaler

Topics covered

• AI in physics
• theoretical physics
• particle physics
• quantum field theory
• AI and fundamental interactions
• Large Hadron Collider

Keywords

• AI
• physics
• theoretical physics
• quantum field theory
• Large Hadron Collider
• particle physics
• fundamental interactions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Science Foundation, MIT, Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions, MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics, CERN, Large Hadron Collider

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