Yesterday was my eldest son's birthday. Given 'the special day', we had our meals mostly 'outside' and in a way we ate more than we used to. We bought him a cake.
For dinner, however, we just had kebab, thinking we had enough for the day.
Now in a previous post, I mentioned about a blogpost I've made about 'AI hype'. Have I been bought in regarding AI? Not really. It is just my style to learn 'new' things. Am I convinced that AI will change our lives in the future. I don't know. Certainly, it will be good for us to be prepared. We have seen ourselves how internet has changed our lives, both positively and negatively. Will I be doing research in AI? Most probably no, at least in the conventional sense. I would be interested how quantum science may intersect with the progress in AI. More generally, how 'new' mathematical structures (including linguistics) will help S&T progress. Again, I have a wide interest even before the AI boom.
Back to the blogpost, still contemplating on a follow-up or even a polished version of the article since I do believe there is some value in the post (it is not simply a summary of Mostaque's book). Too bad, it did not quite generate too much interest probably drowned by all the political commentaries in the past week or so. In a way, the national goals have some weight in shaping our interest and focus, particularly the way that we are perceived as small players (what more if some look down on us). With people like Terence Tao and Tim Gowers expressing interest in AI, I guess in a way, it would be silly just to ignore this 'AI hype'. Another point, is that scientific problems are getting more complex by the day. the AI tool may just help. In a different way, the more complex scientific problems are, the more necessary for us to work together (whatever that means). I have always suggested this fact even before this 'AI hype', in part justifying why we need more organizations (or institutes) for us to collaborate with.
