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Interviews: Ask Stephen Wolfram a Question

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-ahead-and-ask dept.

Stephen Wolfram's accomplishments and contributions to science and computing are numerous. He earned a PhD in particle physics from Caltech at 20, and has been cited by over 30,000 research publications. Wolfram is the the author of A New Kind of Science, creator of Mathematica, the creator of Wolfram Alpha, and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. He developed Wolfram Language, a general multi-paradigm programming language, in 2014. Stephen has graciously agreed to answer any questions you may have for him. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post.

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  1. Why not open source wolfram alpha? by Karganeth · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you want to advance mathematics you must show your working.

  2. How do we get ourselves out of this mess? by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It seems like we have many smart people warning us about the dangers of AI. What's your opinion on the prospects?

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  3. A New Kind of Science by Marginal+Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Your idea of "A New Kind of Science" received a lot of publicity when it first came out, but doesn't seem to have really caught on in the years since. Is the idea wrong, or has the rest of the science world simply not caught up with you? Do you know of any serious scientific investigations or developments that have resulted from it so far?

    In comparison, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity took a few decades to find its first experimental proof, and to eventually be fully accepted by science. Do you see that sort of process occurring with your idea, or is it dying on the vine?