The field of 'complexity science' has developed 1000+ institutes and 40+ journals in 30+ years since its founding, but much of this field confuses 'our computational model generates complexity' with 'therefore our model is correct', when in fact complexity is a generic phenomenon that doesn't uniquely validate models.

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Speaker

Steven Wolfram

Evidence Quote

they... they've got a computational model... our computational model gives complexity by golly that must mean it's right... that actually tells you nothing

Source

Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #234Lex Fridman
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:35:57 AM

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