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Harvard particle physicist Matthew Schwartz drops 36 papers authored with Claude

49 points · 74 comments · xqcgrek2

  1. phoghed · · focus · HN ↗
    A very high number of Redditors think they know more/better than a Harvard professor and dismiss him out of hand. May someone grant us all a measure of their confidence.
    1. glitchc · · focus · HN ↗
      Appeal to authority is a logical fallacy. Each paper will need to be judged on its own merits, irrespective of the source.
      1. sdcfgy · · focus · HN ↗
        From my own experience, I'm not sure that is necessarily the case. Retraction Watch is also an interesting read.

        I suspect there will be citations galore shortly, faster than anyone can think.

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