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Re:AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientis... by geophile on Monday February 24, 2025 @03:28PM (#43164558)
So, maybe a much, much more impressive version of Clever Hans? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans)

This is not to detract from the AIs accomplishment at all. If it read the scientist's prior work, then coming up with the same discovery as the scientist did is still astounding.

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Re:AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientis... by manmal on Monday February 24, 2025 @04:40PM (#43165262)
Or, put more negatively, like a mentalist? https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/
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