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

(economics.mit.edu)
281 points carabiner | 1 comments | 16 May 25 15:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dougb5 ◴[16 May 25 20:26 UTC] No.44009515[source]▶
This makes me think about the credibility of single-author vs. multi-author papers in different disciplines. In computer science, a paper is seen as suspicious if there's just one author (at least nowadays). But in economics it seems much more common. Can an economist explain this for me (or perhaps a paper written by multiple economists?)
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type0 ◴[16 May 25 21:15 UTC] No.44009876[source]▶
> But in economics it seems much more common

non-scientific studies can't be replicated

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als0 ◴[16 May 25 21:23 UTC] No.44009916{3}[source]▶
What’s that got to do with the number of authors?
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1. forgotpwd16 ◴[16 May 25 21:34 UTC] No.44009971{4}[source]▶
A study that cannot be replicated is a study that cannot be falsified. Authors don't mind putting their names on them because there's no accountability to be held and is purely net positive (one more publication and additional citations).