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Reviewing failure modes in science as we prepare for AI researchers.

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A LessWrong post catalogs about 50 documented failure modes in science, including p-hacking, the File Drawer Problem, shallow peer review, and ignored retractions, and predicts how each will change with AI researchers.

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“Summary : Science has a long list of documented failure modes, such as p-hacking, the File Drawer Problem, shallow peer review, and ignored retractions.”
LessWrong, 08 Oct 2026, 20:03.

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