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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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Nunes Amaral, L.A. Artificial intelligence needs a scientific method-driven reset. Nat. Phys. 20, 523–524 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02403-5

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