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1. program_whiz · 1790944541 · focus · HN ↗

   Is this actually good? Seems like they created a new tool that allows LLM to do a lot of numerical analysis. The papers seem somewhat legit? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bootloops.ai&#x2F;papers.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bootloops.ai&#x2F;papers.html

   I suppose if this framework allows physics and other sciences to rapidly progress (e.g. publish more findings), that is good? It destroys a certain model we had, that science should be arduous and require a genius many years of work to uncover something, but if these papers truly add knowledge via this new tool, then this is for the good.

   Not sure implications for researchers, but from the public perspective, now we have 36 new papers that increase our knowledge. But maybe an expert can weigh in, the papers might be slop?

   1. softwaredoug · 1790944778 · focus · HN ↗

      I think we can only say we are forwarding human knowledge if a human understands the content they’re putting out in the world. I don’t know if that applies in this case, it I think it’s an important bar to clear.

      1. program_whiz · 1790945755 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes but people doing research will be asking LLMs to review many papers prior to their reading most likely. If more humans come to understand the findings of these papers, then its good right?

         I guess on a theoretical level, if you had a button which would create breakthroughs in a field, but you yourself couldn&#x27;t understand it, would you push it? I would because otherwise the field may not discover it, and others will be able to understand the breakthrough.

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