Physics
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Claude Can Do My Job
A couple of months ago, Matt von Hippel – a theoretical physicist turned science writer – wrote a blog post titled ‘It Only Counts When AI Gets to My Field’. The field in question? Scattering Amplitudes – my field. The blog post appears as a tasty piece of bait for AI companies; yes, every time… Read more
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Magic? Never believe it’s not so
Recently a family friend asked if there were any applications to my research. To his disappointment, I answered “unless you’re a physicist at the Large Hadron Collider, no.” But he pushed back “what about quantum computing?” I do technically work in quantum field theory, and quantum is quantum, right? Well, not really. I calculate what… Read more
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Ask not what UKRI can do for you – ask what you can do for UKRI
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK research funding body, has announced a complete shake up of their funding system. Under this system, funding will be divided between ‘buckets’: one for curiosity-driven research, one for government strategic priorities – including quantum computing and AI – and one to support innovative companies. The headline consequence of… Read more
