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An estimated 197 million people shopped from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, according to the National Retailer Federation. 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And while you may wonder how neutrinos affect your everyday life, basic physics research shows up in the world in amazing ways, including health care and computer technology. Ivan Schuller and Oleg Shpyrko talk about artificial intelligence, the future of computing and why physics researchers play the long game. </p> </div> <figure class="order-0"> <a href="https://today.ucsd.edu/story/the-future-of-computing-is-physics" class="featured-link text-decoration-none d-block" ><span class="visually-hidden">blue lines and circles illustrating an information network</span>  <img class="lozad featured-img img-fluid" srcset="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-mobile/physics_AI_1.jpg 350w, https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/physics_AI_1.jpg 864w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 864px, 350px" data-src="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/physics_AI_1.jpg" alt="blue lines and circles illustrating an information network" width="750" height="488" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="article d-flex flex-md-row flex-column"> <div class="info-excerpt d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1 order-1"> <h3 class="h4 order-1"> <a href="https://today.ucsd.edu/story/the-brains-behind-todays-ai-revolution" > The Brains Behind Today鈥檚 AI Revolution </a> </h3> <p class="summary text-body order-2"> Professor Terry Sejnowski helped pioneer a foundation that set the stage for the current surge of AI advancements. In this interview he discusses the path of brain research that led to today鈥檚 AI revolution, how systems such as ChatGPT are evolving and the future of AI. </p> </div> <figure class="order-0"> <a href="https://today.ucsd.edu/story/the-brains-behind-todays-ai-revolution" class="featured-link text-decoration-none d-block" ><span class="visually-hidden">Electronic brain and Concept of artificial intelligence.</span>  <img class="lozad featured-img img-fluid" srcset="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-mobile/iStock-Credit-Chor_muang-1200-628-11-4-24.jpg 350w, https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/iStock-Credit-Chor_muang-1200-628-11-4-24.jpg 864w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 864px, 350px" data-src="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/iStock-Credit-Chor_muang-1200-628-11-4-24.jpg" alt="Electronic brain and Concept of artificial intelligence." width="750" height="488" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> </figure> </div>  <div class="article d-flex flex-md-row flex-column"> <div class="info-excerpt d-flex flex-column flex-grow-1 order-1"> <h3 class="h4 order-1"> <a href="https://today.ucsd.edu/story/meet-shelley-wright-uc-san-diego-astrophysicist" > Meet Shelley Wright, UC San Diego Astrophysicist </a> </h3> <p class="summary text-body order-2"> Wright鈥檚 work includes the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. She chats with UC San Diego Magazine about how this work engages with people鈥檚 fascination with the universe. </p> </div> <figure class="order-0"> <a href="https://today.ucsd.edu/story/meet-shelley-wright-uc-san-diego-astrophysicist" class="featured-link text-decoration-none d-block" ><span class="visually-hidden">Shelley Wrights stands in front of the Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus with the night sky visible behind her.</span>  <img class="lozad featured-img img-fluid" srcset="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-mobile/CACteaserNEW-ShelleyWright-UCSanDiegoErikJepsen1.jpg 350w, https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/CACteaserNEW-ShelleyWright-UCSanDiegoErikJepsen1.jpg 864w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 864px, 350px" data-src="https://today.ucsd.edu/news_uploads/_latest-desk/CACteaserNEW-ShelleyWright-UCSanDiegoErikJepsen1.jpg" alt="Shelley Wrights stands in front of the Geisel Library on the UC San Diego campus with the night sky visible behind her." 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