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Kim Stanley Robinson: Data Mining is Science, Not Just AI

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Kim Stanley Robinson, author of "The Ministry for the Future," posits that data mining, which reveals previously unknown insights, is essentially what was historically termed science. He suggests that while this process can be labeled as Artificial Intelligence, its core function aligns with the fundamental principles of scientific inquiry. AI

IMPACT This commentary frames AI as a continuation of scientific methodology, potentially influencing how AI's role and definition are perceived.

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Kim Stanley Robinson: Data Mining is Science, Not Just AI

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Data mining tells us things we wouldn't have known unless we did it. That could be called Artificial Intelligence, but it's what we used to call science." - Ki

    "Data mining tells us things we wouldn't have known unless we did it. That could be called Artificial Intelligence, but it's what we used to call science." - Kim Stanley Robinson, Ministry For The Future # ai # science # datamining

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