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Many theory papers fail to test whether their proposed tests work, falsify their theories, or determine where those theories break.
Alexander Mattick · Why Scaling Prediction Cannot Create Intelligence - Alexander Mattick · 21 Sept 2026
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“But the important thing is, and I think it's also missing from from many of these theory papers, is that you go and you actually check whether the test works, uh basically you try to falsify your theory. Or try to figure out where does this theory actually break. In this case I would actually think that something like like physicsy is a lot more useful.”Play from 1:16:31Report a misattribution
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