In a recent episode of Patrick Bet David’s podcast, actor Terrence Howard returned to the spotlight to continue his crusade of alternative scientific theories—only this time, his own claims were dismantled by an unexpected critic: artificial intelligence.
Howard, who famously appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast last year claiming he could access higher knowledge from his “mother’s womb” and insisting that “1×1=2,” has been on a mission to get his scientific papers peer-reviewed. According to Howard, figures like Eric Weinstein and Neil deGrasse Tyson have prevented his revolutionary ideas from receiving proper consideration.
“I can’t get anyone to do a peer review,” Howard complained during the podcast. “I’ve sent it off to publishers. Publishers refused to review it because Eric Weinstein, Brian Keaton, people came out… the Dunning Krueger effect, the amount of pain and suppression that’s come my way because all I’ve tried to do is provide the proof out there.”
Howard’s frustration has seemingly reached a boiling point, with the actor now threatening legal action against his scientific critics. “Since you’re going to call me an idiot, let’s go to war, and I want all the papers. Now I want the war to take place through written white papers because the papers are here, and if you say the wrong thing, I will sue you,” Howard warned.
The podcast took an unexpected turn when Bet David’s team decided to test Howard’s theories using ChatGPT. The AI’s assessment was vicious:
“Critical issue: scientific inconsistencies. Core mathematical flaw: 1×1 equals 2. This claim contradicts fundamental arithmetic and is not accepted in any legitimate mathematical system. Redefining this would add rigorously peer-reviewed mathematical framework makes the rest of the paper logic untenable,” read the AI’s evaluation.
The assessment continued by pointing out “unverified concept terms” in Howard’s work, noting that concepts like “Howard Com, tetran shapes, lynchman geometry are not recognized in mainstream mathematical or physics. These concepts do not appear in peer-reviewed journals.”
Perhaps most damning was the AI’s observation about Howard’s citations: “The reference include real scientists Einstein, Plank alongside fictional or pseudocientific collaborators Howard, Sely ye at all… there’s no known peer-reviewed body of work by these authors.”
The verdict from ChatGPT was clear: “Not scientifically valid.”
Throughout the podcast, Howard struggled to maintain coherence when challenged on his theories, frequently losing his train of thought when attempting to explain complex scientific concepts. When Bet David questioned Howard’s assertion that 1×1=2 by asking what 1.1×1.1 would equal, Howard diverted, claiming “It’s only the mathematics that they’re using, the identity principles, the Jim which I call the Jim Crow laws of mathematics.”
Despite the rejection from the scientific community, Howard remains undeterred. He promised viewers, “When I get home, I’m going to put online the equations necessary to have a thing called unlimited energy, to be able to pull energy directly from the flux, just to say ‘fuck you’ to the world. I’m going to show them how to pull energy directly from the flux.”
Howard has found ways to monetize his controversial theories. On his website, customers can reportedly order custom-built “tangential flight vehicles” crafted by Howard himself, purchase “transcendental lighting” (pricing available upon request), and buy merchandise promoting his “1×1=2” equation.
