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Researcher struggles to correct flawed research after industry collaboration

by johannes_ne on 11/25/23, 8:04 PM with 1 comments

  • by jruohonen on 11/25/23, 8:09 PM

    "Machine learning is not a magic wand. Artificial intelligence is powerful and applicable in some contexts, like ChatGPT and medical imaging, but there are just so many applications in health where it doesn't work yet, and where projects are not scrutinized enough. To some extent, machine learning has become a kind of hocus-pocus term that makes people forget their otherwise healthy skepticism. In reality, in some cases, it becomes mere 'The Emperor's New Clothes'."