<ul><li>The mathematics behind an X-ray laser invention can be applied to create a computationally efficient sequential pattern matching algorithm, contributing to the formulations of AI.</li><li>From a purist perspective, AI does not belong to the discipline of physics.</li><li>Hinton and Hopfield made remarkable breakthroughs in the fields of computer science and mathematics, not physics.</li><li>Though their work has enabled astrophysicists and other subfields in physics to analyze large sets of images, AI does not entirely contribute to the discipline of physics.</li><li>Physics does have deep connections with other interdisciplinary fields as everything is mathematical modeling, which is essentially what physics is mostly about.</li><li>However, dedicating a Nobel Prize to AI is contributing to its 'AI-ification' and leads to the undervaluation of contributions made in other disciplines.</li><li>It is a concern that society is over-indexing on one type of scientific progress while undervaluing others in the face of immense challenges as a society.</li></ul>

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