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The speaker's goal is to train models on the process of conducting science, rather than only on scientific results.
Liam Fedus · Synthesis Superintelligence: from Semiconductors to Superconductors — Periodic Labs’ Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk · 8 Oct 2026
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“before the computations run or with the code written stitching all this together is is so valuable and I think like you know the overall goal is rather than training on the final output of science you're training on the process of doing science”Play from 58:30Report a misattribution
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