Tobias KuhnResponse to: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/activity:7436896202207576064/
Yes, you get what you optimize/incentivize for.
Sometimes quantitative metrics are needed and helpful though.
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Scientists warn fake research is spreading faster than real science | Mathïs Fédérico
Who could have predicted that by rewarding the number of publications, and with AI text generation being undetectable, we would have a machine of bullshit papers? Really it puzzles me that we ever considered quantity of papers or citations an evaluation for scientific progress...