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The speaker says their choice of materials science was not necessarily motivated by its difficulty; many areas are easier, and good simulators exist for large classes of materials.
Liam Fedus · 🔬 Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“Well, we didn't pick it necessarily for hardness.”
“I mean, because actually like a lot of areas where it is easier.”
“I mean, we have these like great simulators for large classes of materials,”41:42Report a misattribution
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