points by rickdeckard 2 days ago | 0 comments
OP here. I compared it to a bicycle because a bicycle is a tool.
I could also compare it to a car, but a considered a bicycle more appropriate (maybe because of the "bicycle for the mind" analogy for computers by Steve Jobs).
But comparing it to "Automotive technology" doesn't make sense, because "fuel efficiency" and "safety" are not tools but the properties of a tool.
Scientists are working with tools, and now one of those tools has silently turned this into a race for publication with all the users of the tool.
[–] johndhi 2 days ago
[–] rickdeckard 2 days ago
As per OP, you're inferring a "healthy competition" between the cyclist and his bike. How would you expect cycling as a whole to evolve under such circumstances?
But I think you're talking about something entirely different, I leave it to someone else to answer.
I guess not quite in how you're framing it, because you take issue with the tool stealing intelligent from the user of the tool.
But how do we confirm these advances depended on data leakage?