In his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Jack Hidary argues that the future of AI leadership will not be decided by who generates the most content, but by who can model the physical world with precision.
While much of today’s AI conversation centers on chatbots and media generation, the real strategic battleground lies in equation-driven domains such as materials science, energy storage, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and defense. These industries depend on physics, chemistry, and complex optimization problems where accuracy determines outcomes and competitive advantage.
Jack makes the case that quantitative AI systems trained on scientific data and grounded in the laws of nature will shape industrial power in the decades ahead. Nations and companies that invest in this capability will lead in the sectors that underpin economic strength and national security.
Read the full op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explore why modeling reality, not generating text, will define the next era of AI.
