Failure to Reproduce Modern Paper Claims [D]

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Summary

A researcher reports failure to reproduce claims from modern papers, with 4 out of 7 checked claims being irreproducible and 2 having unresolved GitHub issues, raising concerns about research quality standards.

I have tried to reproduce paper claims that are feasible for me to check. This year, out of 7 checked claims, 4 were irreproducible, with 2 having active unresolved issues on Github. This really makes me question the current state of research.
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