Practical Use for AI and Machine Learning in Science

Published: June 24, 2024, 5 p.m.

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?

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\U0001f7e3 Guest: Dr Mike Smith
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\U0001f449 AstroPT on GitHub: https://github.com/Smith42/astroPT
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\U0001f4dc AstroPT: Scaling Large Observation Models for Astronomy
\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14930

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