Artificial intelligence needs a scientific method-driven reset
Artificial intelligence needs a scientific method-driven reset

                
                    
                        
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            AI needs to develop more solid assumptions, falsifiable hypotheses, and rigorous experimentation.

            

            
                
            

            
                
                
                
                
                    
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                    Nat. Phys. 20, 523–524 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02403-5Download citationPublished: 23 February 2024Issue Date: April 2024DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02403-5
            

            

        