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[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lol, you're both wrong. AI absolutely can assist, and sometimes be the main part in finding patterns/discoveries, but in the case of the hyperbolic plane, it was created by humans.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

AI absolutely can assist, and sometimes be the main part in finding patterns/discoveries

Exactly. The figuring out part is a human interpretation of the finding. No machine learning model of the current tech can reliably tell you if it found something new.