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The second law of thermodynamics says that entropy in a closed system cannot decrease; it must increase or stay constant.
Ekin Dogus Cubuk · Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“So you know in 1800s people realized that entropy of a system has to increase or like for a closed system or stay the same but it can't go down as the second law of thermodynamics.”Play from 27:10Report a misattribution
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