This week, Latent Space explored the emerging field of "vibe physics" with OpenAI's Alex Lupsasca, examining how intuition and informal reasoning shape AI research and development. The conversation surfaced a recurring tension in the field: the gap between rigorous mathematical frameworks and the pattern-matching instincts that often drive breakthrough thinking. As AI systems grow more capable, understanding these less formal modes of discovery becomes increasingly relevant to how the field actually progresses.
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