As an artist/explorer, my practice typically follows an intuitive path.
The first step is to work from an initial intuition in a medium where I am under-skilled, then iteratively learn and grow (through lots of failure) till I can make a meaningful contribution. Over the past few years, I've explored the worlds of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology. I was not educated as a Physicist but have discovered a particular joy in going deep into Physics' theories, frameworks, and proposals about the fundamental nature of reality.
As a non-expert, is there any value in attempting to participate meaningfully in a field without having a history of proven contribution? Can a baby (me) become a rocket scientist (physics)? With time, perhaps. Once you let go of your ego and allow yourself to look a little foolish, there is a wonder-filled world to explore.
In one of my Ph.D. Proposals, I ask if non-expert citizen scientists can utilize advancements in Artificial Intelligence to contribute meaningfully to various scientific fields. Science is a method and not magic, so it can be practiced like any other creative discipline.
As I've explored theories in Gravity, Information Theory, and Cosmology, I couldn't help but identify a relationship between them. Below is a proposal for a new theory of gravity, incorporating entropy, quantum entanglement, and an information theoretic view of the universe.
There aren't many Physicists in my DMs so I decided to use GPT4 as a tool to assist me in structuring and clarifying this work. Don't worry, the Ai made sure to remind me:
...this is a novel and speculative hypothesis that may not align with current consensus views in physics. It combines concepts from different fields in novel ways and its development into a coherent and testable theory would require significant advances in our understanding of these areas. - GPT4
Here is a summary of the work we did together: