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I don’t think this is the main point of the paper. They’re not claiming that AI is capable of scientific breakthroughs. Rather, they argue that AI excels at sum
by vzaliva 2y ago
I don’t think this is the main point of the paper. They’re not claiming that AI is capable of scientific breakthroughs. Rather, they argue that AI excels at summarising vast amounts of existing scientific knowledge.
- tantalor 2y agoThat's literally what "knowledge synthesis" is. Not just summarizing, but "the combination of ideas to form a theory or system." Breakthroughs are just a special case of synthesis.
- wslh 2y agoFormally speaking, breakthroughs are not simply a subset of synthesis, as they can exist outside the realm of prior knowledge.