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Mastodon user questions AI's focus on problem-solving over discovery

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A Mastodon user shared a link to a Flipboard article from Wired discussing artificial intelligence. The user expressed a view that science should focus on discovering new things rather than solving problems, suggesting a distinction between the two pursuits. AI

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Mastodon user questions AI's focus on problem-solving over discovery

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    RE: https:// flipboard.com/@wired/artificia l-intelligence-fp5efm1rz/-/a-Q2LOwpe2S2WZQV7X2v9JwQ%3Aa%3A3199480-%2F0 Science should be about discovering new thing

    RE: https:// flipboard.com/@wired/artificia l-intelligence-fp5efm1rz/-/a-Q2LOwpe2S2WZQV7X2v9JwQ%3Aa%3A3199480-%2F0 Science should be about discovering new things, not about solving problems. These two are not the same. # science # physics # ai

    LINKS flipboard.com/…/a-Q2LOwpe2S2WZQV7X2v9JwQ%… flipboard.com/@WIRED

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