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Quoth the article: The USGS predictive model provides the first estimate of total lithium present in Smackover Formation brines in southern Arkansas, using m
by driggs 2y ago
Quoth the article:
The USGS predictive model provides the first estimate of total lithium present in Smackover Formation brines in southern Arkansas, using machine learning, which is a type of artificial intelligence.
- janalsncm 2y agoI was disappointed in that line. They could’ve mentioned it used a random forest, which is much more informative. “ML is a type of AI” isn’t even a cocktail party understanding of the topic.
- textlapse 2y agoFor a layperson, this is an accessible and directionally correct definition. For the HN audience, of course this is 'technically incorrect'. The article was written for the (larger) general public. I am also glad they didn't squeeze in a word salad of LLMs and quantum technology and instead stuck to 'it's just standard ML'.
- gowld 2y agoThe only informational dividable from the statement is "we used a computer to analyze data".