IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning

IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning

Author: TWiT September 24, 2026 Duration: 2:37:02

Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.

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Guest: Patrick Hillmann

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