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MIT asks arXiv to withdraw preprint of paper on AI and scientific discovery

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268 points carabiner | 3 comments | 16 May 25 15:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.724s | source
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ayhanfuat ◴[16 May 25 18:30 UTC] No.44008481[source]▶
> by a former second-year PhD student

Seems pretty serious if they kicked him out.

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dhosek ◴[16 May 25 19:13 UTC] No.44008865[source]▶
I always wonder what happens with these high-profile transgressors. I once created a Google News alert for a high-level Apple employee who went to jail for some criminal act at Apple and never saw any indication of him again. I’m guessing his career in economics is likely over (he’d previously worked at the NY Fed before starting at MIT) and I wonder what he’ll end up doing—will he be able to find some sort of white-color work in the future or will he be condemned to retail or food-service employment.
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1. Workaccount2 ◴[16 May 25 19:41 UTC] No.44009097[source]▶
There are a gazillion small companies out there that hire white collar workers with only a rudimentary background check (are they a felon) and an interview that is more a vibe check than anything.

He probably will never be someone of significance, but he also will probably be able to have a standard middle class life.

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2. jgerrish ◴[16 May 25 22:27 UTC] No.44010318[source]▶
But would you want to work for a company that just does a vibe check, or one that raises the bar with every hire?

That high-level Apple employee was probably a manager and oversaw hiring people.

I would tell myself every day, "I wouldn't hire me."

It's not self-defeating.

It's not being a victim.

I wouldn't let it stop me from trying.

It's being accurate about what kind of company you'd want to build yourself, and the internal state of a lot of hiring managers. And with a true model of the world you can make better decisions.

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3. ◴[16 May 25 23:29 UTC] No.44010711[source]▶