Tai-Danae Bradley: Where math meets language | 3b1b Podcast #5

Tai-Danae Bradley does research applying tools from physics to understanding language models, all under the broader umbrella of category theory. She is also the brilliant mind behind the blog

www.math3ma.com/
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Guide to Tai-Danae's thesis:
   • At the Interface of Algebra and Statistics  

Contents
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Ad, Brilliant
2:08 - When did Tai-Danae know she wanted to study math?
13:52 - Why choose math over physics?
25:21 - What is Category Theory?
25:57 - Water Bottle Solo
40:15 - Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
46:54 - Academia vs Industry
52:06 - Blending AI with something
1:07:22 -Thesis Summary
1:27:39 - What should we be doing to ignite the math 'spark'?

Edited by Ralph Crewe
youtube.com/c/IsntThatSomething/