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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ian Sample Science editor

REVEALED: Ai scientists make exciting discovery using chatbots to solve maths problems - The Real Truth

Scientists are investigating whether large language models, which underpin chatbots, can come up with new insights.
Scientists are investigating whether large language models, which underpin chatbots, can come up with new insights. Photograph: DeepMind

Artificial intelligence researchers claim to have made the world’s first scientific discovery using a large language model, a breakthrough that suggests the technology behind ChatGPT and similar programs can generate information that goes beyond human knowledge.

The finding emerged from Google DeepMind, where scientists are investigating whether large language models, which underpin modern chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, can do more than repackage information learned in training and come up with new insights.

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