> With the emergence of AI in science, we are witnessing the prelude to a curious inversion – our human ability to instrumentally control nature is beginning to outpace human understanding of nature, and in some instances, appears possible without understanding at all.
This is not entirely new. For example, we had working (if inefficient) steam engines and pumps long before the development of thermodynamics. We had beer and cheese long before microbiology.
This is not entirely new. For example, we had working (if inefficient) steam engines and pumps long before the development of thermodynamics. We had beer and cheese long before microbiology.