"No artificial intelligence can predict the mass of neutrinos": The Rector of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology says - Artificial intelligence will not replace researchers in the natural sciences

(The Rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology: Artificial intelligence will not replace researchers in the natural sciences, "No artificial intelligence can predict the mass of neutrinos")

The rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Vladimir Shevchenko, stated, "No artificial intelligence can predict the mass of neutrinos."

According to the news office of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the rector, Vladimir Shevchenko, pointed out at the opening of the All-Russian Congress of Physics Teachers held at the Sirius Science Education Center that artificial intelligence cannot completely replace researchers in the natural sciences.

This scholar compared the "concern about the omnipotence of artificial intelligence" to the prediction in the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" («Москва слезам не верит») about the "comprehensive popularization of television." He emphasized that the physical world is far more complex than any formal system used to describe it. Shevchenko said that because of this, to study unexplored areas of the real world, large experimental facilities are needed - such as the Large Hadron Collider (Большой адронный коллайдер), which took decades and substantial resources to build.

Shevchenko gave a specific example: the mass of the Higgs boson was completely determined through actual experiments, and no artificial intelligence system could predict the mass of neutrinos. He particularly emphasized the crucial importance of teaching students to distinguish between "areas where digital simulations can replace physical experiments" and "scenarios where digital simulations cannot be relied upon and actual research must be conducted."

The All-Russian Congress of Physics Teachers was supported by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Russian Ministry of Education.

Supplementary Notes

  1. МИФИ: refers to the "Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology" (Московский институт физики и технологий), a top-ranking technical university in Russia, known for its research in physics, mathematics, and engineering. It is commonly referred to in Chinese as "Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology" or "Mo Physics." Сириус: here refers to the "Sirius" Science Education Center, a national-level science education platform for young people established with the support of the Russian Federation government, focusing on cultivating innovative talents in science and technology. Болы́шой адро́нный кольца́тель: refers to the "Large Hadron Collider," operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the largest and highest-energy particle accelerator in the world, used to explore the laws of subatomic particle physics.
  2. Short Explanations of Scientific Concepts Neutrino (нейтрино): an extremely light fundamental particle that interacts almost none with other matter; its mass value is one of the key issues in particle physics that has not been fully resolved and requires complex experiments to measure. Higgs boson (бозон Хиггса): commonly called the "God particle," it is an important particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. Its mass was first confirmed in 2012 through experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, verifying the correctness of the Standard Model.

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