Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in Science

June 24th, 2024
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AI is practically everywhere right now. But what practical use does it have in science? How can machine learning and large language models help in Astronomy and Cosmology? What can they look like and what use can we get out of them?

🟣 Guest: Dr Mike Smith
https://www.mjjsmith.com/

👉 AstroPT on GitHub: https://github.com/Smith42/astroPT
👉 AstroPT Discord: discord.gg/MNEVegvfJq

📜 AstroPT: Scaling Large Observation Models for Astronomy
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14930

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:40 AI in modern science
  • 05:33 Astronomy data for AstroPT
  • 10:50 How does it work
  • 17:15 How people can use AstroPT
  • 19:58 Training data
  • 22:45 Better understanding of Physics
  • 28:58 What's next
  • 38:51 The perfect data to feed AI
  • 43:55 Current obsessions
  • 47:40 Final thoughts

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