On 17/01/2024 09:40, Reinhard Kleeberg wrote:
> "Automated mineralogy"
Dear Colleagues,
It sounds like there crisis for this community? I didn't see anyone mention the
AI story that was also in the news:
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-analysis-raises-doubts-over-autonomous-labs-mater
Dear Rienhard
Yes everything is AI now, and people often prefer that to thinking for
themselves. I have nothing against automation as a human aid, but there is
a temptation with "black box" software to just click the "Refine
Everything" button and copy-paste the results. There is a problem when AI
Dear Alan,
I agree completely, especially with the evaluation of the "quality" of
the paper triggering the discussion.
Regarding misleading and capturing terminology in analytical methods,
I have an IMHO more serious, horrible example:
"Automated mineralogy"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au
