@paul_cal: p-hacking is so back
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Ethan Mollick suggests that AI-generated analyses should be accompanied by multiverse-style reporting and full disclosure of prompts to enhance reproducibility in science.
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p-hacking is so back https://t.co/l1k1nxW5km
Ethan Mollick (@emollick): This is smart for both reproducibility and as a way of using AI for science: “AI-generated analyses should be accompanied by multiverse-style reporting and full disclosure of the prompts used, on par with code and data.”
And it applies to all AI analysis, not just academic work
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