The illusion of Generative AI, the insanity of massive bets on hyperscaling, and the case for world models and neurosymbolic AI
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Fabulous deep dive with Brian Greene / The World Science Festival:
Excellent brief but focused interview on the risks of massive bets on hyperscaling, with Zachary Karabell; keynote earlier this week at Web Summit:
More technical; also excellent: why we so badly need neurosymbolic AI and world models, and why software verification is more important than ever in the LLM era. A spicy fireside chat hosted by Will Wilson, CEO of Antithesis, from the lively conference Bug Bash 2026, “A conference on extracting reliable software from the slop factory”:
Bonus: Check out YouTuber Husk on using a GenAI-fueled to bargain on his behalf. LLM-powered AI agents are gonna be great! Watch to the end!
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