Artificial Intelligence Aids in Uncovering the Mysteries of Physics. One Day It Could Help Reformulate Quantum Mechanics...

Artificial intelligence aids in uncovering the mysteries of physics. One day it could help reformulate quantum mechanics. Swiss physicist Rennato Renner and his team have designed an algorithm that can distil vast amounts of information into simple rules, thereby mimicking the ways in which physicists arrive at new equations.

The algorithm comprises two neural sub-networks that have undergone a sort of "lobotomy" (they are interconnected only through a few connections). The first behaves like a classical neural network, but due to the reduced number of connections, it is forced to transmit the learned information in a highly compressed form.

One of the initial tests was conducted on simulated data regarding the movements of Mars and the Sun in the sky. The algorithm produced equations reminiscent of those proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the early 16th century. In other words, it deduced that the Earth orbits the Sun :)

Could it be that in a few years, physicists will collaborate with artificial intelligence in their research?

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