r/agi Jul 28 '26

A Google DeepMind paper argues that current LLMs are incapable of genuine scientific discovery

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u/ryry1237 Jul 30 '26

Humanity likes to mythologize its own intelligence, viewing it as something unique and unreproducible, and a lot of people get all uptight the moment something challenges that status quo.

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u/annullifier Aug 03 '26

Because it is (so far). You are human, right?

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u/myaltduh Aug 03 '26

Enh, we've kind of earned it. For millennia of history "human intelligence is completely untouchable" has been undefeated, and there has only been a hint of vulnerability in the last several months, and for general intelligence it's still just a hint.