打造专为物理研究设计的大模型,推动跨学科协作与科学发现。
Large Physics Models: Towards a collaborative approach with Large Language Models and Foundation Models
- 基于大语言模型构建物理专用大模型,融合符号推理与数据分析工具。
- 提出开发、评估与哲学反思三支柱框架,确保模型可靠性与科学价值。
- 适合物理学家、AI研究者及跨学科合作团队参考,推动智能科研新范式。
本文探讨了物理领域专用大规模人工智能模型(大型物理模型,LPMs)的发展与评估思路,提出可行路线图。这些模型基于如大语言模型(LLMs)等基础模型,经广泛数据训练后,针对物理学研究需求进行定制。LPMs可独立运行或作为集成框架的一部分,包含符号推理模块用于数学推导、分析实验与模拟数据的框架,以及理论与文献整合机制。文章首先讨论物理界是否应主动发展专用模型而非依赖商业大模型。随后,提出通过物理学、计算机科学与科学哲学专家的跨学科协作实现LPMs。为有效整合,识别出三大关键支柱:开发、评估与哲学反思。开发关注处理物理文本、数学表达与多元物理数据;评估通过测试与基准检验准确性与可靠性;哲学反思则分析大模型在物理中的深层影响,包括生成新科学理解及研究协作模式的变革。借鉴粒子物理实验协作的组织结构,本文倡导类似跨学科协作方式构建与优化大型物理模型。该路线图明确了具体目标、实现路径与需克服的挑战,旨在推动面向物理研究的规模化人工智能模型落地。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper explores ideas and provides a potential roadmap for the development and evaluation of physics-specific large-scale AI models, which we call Large Physics Models (LPMs). These models, based on foundation models such as Large Language Models (LLMs) - trained on broad data - are tailored to address the demands of physics research. LPMs can function independently or as part of an integrated framework. This framework can incorporate specialized tools, including symbolic reasoning modules for mathematical manipulations, frameworks to analyse specific experimental and simulated data, and mechanisms for synthesizing theories and scientific literature. We begin by examining whether the physics community should actively develop and refine dedicated models, rather than relying solely on commercial LLMs. We then outline how LPMs can be realized through interdisciplinary collaboration among experts in physics, computer science, and philosophy of science. To integrate these models effectively, we identify three key pillars: Development, Evaluation, and Philosophical Reflection. Development focuses on constructing models capable of processing physics texts, mathematical formulations, and diverse physical data. Evaluation assesses accuracy and reliability by testing and benchmarking. Finally, Philosophical Reflection encompasses the analysis of broader implications of LLMs in physics, including their potential to generate new scientific understanding and what novel collaboration dynamics might arise in research. Inspired by the organizational structure of experimental collaborations in particle physics, we propose a similarly interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to building and refining Large Physics Models. This roadmap provides specific objectives, defines pathways to achieve them, and identifies challenges that must be addressed to realise physics-specific large scale AI models.
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