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Can deep learning paper writing be automated? :P These neural network hype articles are barely one step down from Buzzfeed listicles in what they project versu
by ssivark 8y ago
Can deep learning paper writing be automated? :P
These neural network hype articles are barely one step down from Buzzfeed listicles in what they project versus what they claim versus what they have actually done. Scan from a list of really ambitious goals, scan among list of available datasets (God forbid, no scientist should have to actually collect and clean new data pertaining to the problem!), throw a bunch of neural networks architectures at it leveraging cloud compute, and publish a paper based on whatever sticks. The process isn't complete without a title involving the word "deep" and a PR announcement generated by a neural network trained on Buzzfeed articles.
Maybe I'm slightly too harsh. The actual paper in this case is not making crazy grandiose claims, but this article is certainly doing no favors. If this is the quality of research reporting, then it might as well be automated.
- bonoboTP 8y agoBut this is not neutral research reporting. It's an MIT press release about MIT research. It's PR, of course.
- azeotropic 8y agoConsidering that the vast majority of 'research reporting' involves rephrasing press releases, this is a difference without a distinction. While the article is about generating abstracts rather than press releases, I don't see why the same approach wouldn't work for both problems. I'm sure a neural net could be trained to write in press release style instead of abstract style.