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The physics of AI hallucination: New research reveals the tipping point for large language models

Physicist Neil Johnson has mapped the exact moment AI can flip from accurate to false, and he says understanding the physics could be the key to safer systems.

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The AI Physicist reaches its first autonomy milestone (ahead of schedule)

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Where quantum breakthroughs begin: Inside Columbia University’s culture of collaboration

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Sabine Hossenfelder on AI, bad physics, and why science needs reform

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An excerpt from Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins

The physics of AI hallucination: New research reveals the tipping point for large language models

Physicist Neil Johnson has mapped the exact moment AI can flip from accurate to false, and he says understanding the physics could be the key to safer systems.

Colin Hunter

Sep 3, 2025

The AI Physicist reaches its first autonomy milestone (ahead of schedule)

FirstPrinciples

Dec 9, 2025

Where quantum breakthroughs begin: Inside Columbia University’s culture of collaboration

Lucila Pinto

Aug 13, 2025

Sabine Hossenfelder on AI, bad physics, and why science needs reform

Colin Hunter

Jul 22, 2025

An excerpt from Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins

FirstPrinciples

May 22, 2025

The physics of AI hallucination: New research reveals the tipping point for large language models

Physicist Neil Johnson has mapped the exact moment AI can flip from accurate to false, and he says understanding the physics could be the key to safer systems.

Colin Hunter

The AI Physicist reaches its first autonomy milestone (ahead of schedule)

FirstPrinciples

Where quantum breakthroughs begin: Inside Columbia University’s culture of collaboration

Lucila Pinto

Sabine Hossenfelder on AI, bad physics, and why science needs reform

Colin Hunter

An excerpt from Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins

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FirstPrinciples Launches Fellowship Program for Researchers in AI and Physics

FirstPrinciples today announced the launch of the FirstPrinciples Fellowship Program for PhD or postdoctoral researchers in machine learning and physics who will work to build the core modules of the AI Physicist system and to help establish new standards for open scientific infrastructure.

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4 days ago

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FirstPrinciples launches Theo Collaborators Program to evaluate the AI Physicist’s scientific reasoning capabilities

FirstPrinciples announces the launch of the Theo Collaborators Program, a selective research collaboration designed to bring expert physicists into direct engagement with Theo, the AI Physicist.

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5 days ago