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I work in computational materials science (where ML brings funding) and a funny paper of this kind is here: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysR
by fock 6y ago
I work in computational materials science (where ML brings funding) and a funny paper of this kind is here: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.105503 https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.11... - they are literally trying out 100000s of possible combinations by brute force, to build a "physical model".
Then they go on conferences and brag about it, because they have to (otr they know it's bs).
Datasets are soso (you can have a look at QM9...) and for more specialized things, people generally don't bother trying to benchmark or compare their results on a common reference. It's just something new...
And with all that: even without doing fancy statistical methods without knowing too much about it, your theoretical computations might not make so much sense (at least in the sheer number which is pumped out and published)...
- jordigh 6y ago> (otr they know it's bs). Well, that's a new acronym for me. I wonder where it came from. Apparently it's "on the real". Sounds like AAVE?
- EsotericAlgo 6y agoI thought it was off the record like the old Pidgin plugin or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging.
- ortusdux 6y agotypo for 'or'?
- nhooyr 6y agoIt means off the record.
- fock 6y agooff-the-record (not written, not cited, but available in personal discussions).
- jordigh 6y agoOh, I thought "on the real" fit the context better, meaning they knew in their heart of hearts it was bullshit, but "off the record" is about the same.
- spoopyskelly 6y ago> Well, that's a new acronym for me. I wonder where it came from. Apparently it's "on the real". Sounds like AAVE? > AAVE OK.