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

(economics.mit.edu)
292 points carabiner | 3 comments | 16 May 25 15:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.62s | source
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shanemhansen ◴[16 May 25 20:38 UTC] No.44009619[source]▶
"I don't endorse this paper. Therefore you should take it down. I won't tell you why. Trust me bro."

Whether MIT is right or wrong, the arrogance displayed is staggering. The only thing more shocking is that obviously this behavior works for them and they are used to people obeying them without question because they are MIT.

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ricksunny ◴[16 May 25 20:56 UTC] No.44009765[source]▶
It is indeed disappointing posture the institute is putting on full display here.
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1. azinman2 ◴[16 May 25 23:25 UTC] No.44010697[source]▶
They become aware of academic dishonesty where a student tried to publish a paper with faked data, and taking it down is disappointing posturing? What?
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2. ricksunny ◴[16 May 25 23:59 UTC] No.44010876[source]▶
which becomes part of the record. Can put a banner up top. Expunging takes it out of the record, folks can't trace the history of it. Also, I didn't say 'posturing' which has a particular meanring, I said it's 'a posture'.
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3. roywiggins ◴[17 May 25 01:51 UTC] No.44011451[source]▶
Retracting a paper is basically putting a big RETRACTED banner on it, yeah, which is what MIT is asking the author to do.