IAIFI Industry Day
Will Detmold, MIT (Co-Chair of the IAIFI Summer Workshop Committee)
Deep Learning �(AI)
Deep Thinking (Physics)�
Deeper �Understanding
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A Strategic Approach to AI+Physics
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Pioneering �interdisciplinary
RESEARCH
Building a dynamic
COMMUNITY
Empowering the �next generation of
TALENT
AI for Physics: Developing novel AI to accelerate Physics discovery
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Physics for AI: Leveraging Physics principles to galvanize AI innovation
Tackling two of the greatest mysteries of science through curiosity-driven research: �how our universe works and how intelligence works
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AI+Physics Research Impact
KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks�Ziming Liu, Fabian Ruehle, James Halverson, Marin Soljačić, Max Tegmark�https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.19756
Over 5k citations
Oral at ICLR 2025
Physics for AI
Sampling QCD field configurations with gauge-equivariant flow models�Michael Albergo, Denis Boyda, Phiala Shanahan, et al
AI for Physics
Mike Williams | 2025 MIT Physics Visiting Committee
FastML Foundation: A non-profit foundation advancing real-time and accelerated ML for fundamental sciences
Phil Harris et al
The DNA of nuclear models: How AI predicts nuclear masses�Kate A. Richardson, Sokratis Trifinopoulos, Mike Williams (based on work with Ziming Liu, Ouail Kitouni, Niklas Nolte, Eric Michaud, and Max Tegmark)�https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08370
Physics for AI
AI for Physics
Understanding “grokking”
(sudden learning) as a phase transition
Understanding AI �nuclear mass predictions!
AI for Physics
Oral at NeurIPS 2022
Synergistic collaboration with FastML Project
Flagship nuclear theory project
IAIFI Industry Day
Today’s Agenda
10:30am: Doors Open
11:00am: Flash talks from industry partners
5-minute self introductions; save most Q&A for breaks
11:50am: Coffee Break
12:10pm: Flash talks from industry partners
1:00pm: Networking Lunch
2:15pm: Industry Partner Expo and Reception
MIT is developing a new broad �AI x Science initiative
To discuss ways of partnering, contact�Phiala Shanahan
phiala@mit.edu
IAIFI Industry Day
BREAK
Resume 12:10pm