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Re:Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a ... by dgfitz on Saturday March 29, 2025 @01:30AM (#43513026)
Sorry, I did not mean to be disingenuous. My skepticism came through in my tone. I think LLMs are a valuable tool, and will continue to grow in different ways. I can even imagine a scenario where the right series of prompts gives someone a eureka moment in a big, new way.

I don’t see how an LLM could produce anything novel without being prompted. At which point, is the LLM just a tool for a brilliant mind, or is the LLM the brilliant mind? I prefer the former, because I just can’t wrap my head around the latter.

Re:Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a ... by dekhn on Saturday March 29, 2025 @03:04PM (#43517697)
Why do you keep talking about LLMs? An AI research scientist would almost certainly contain many more components.
Re:Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a ... by dgfitz on Sunday March 30, 2025 @07:34AM (#43523318)
Because it’s not AI.