Learning Universal Predictors(arxiv.org)
52 points by jandrewrogers | 14 comments
52 points by jandrewrogers | 14 comments
199 points by vagabund | 74 comments
445 points by wuubuu | 112 comments
arXiv paper by Andrew Gordon Wilson arguing deep learning generalization phenomena like benign overfitting and double descent are explainable by soft inductive biases.
545 points by davidbarker | 369 comments
OpenAI post announcing that GPT-5.2 derived a new result in theoretical physics; the captured page shows only a loading logo.
320 points by jamie-simon | 142 comments
An arXiv position paper arguing that a scientific theory of deep learning is emerging, surveying five strands of research such as solvable models, scaling limits, and universal behaviors.
252 points by sbulaev | 118 comments
An arXiv paper showing AI models can embed encrypted neural network backdoors that provably hide arbitrary capabilities from elicitation-based safety evaluations.
473 points by theahura | 176 comments
A Substack essay from 12 Grams of Carbon arguing that deep learning is applied topology, explaining how neural networks transform data lying on manifolds.
524 points by rzk | 452 comments
A Substack essay by Davide Piffer arguing that AI's edge over mathematicians comes from a vast symbolic working memory rather than superior reasoning.