IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning
SEP 24, 2026157 MIN
Description
Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.
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