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by jerf 5491 days ago
Science studies a black box. The science itself shouldn't be a black box. What is the added value of a black box representation of a black box?
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> What is the added value of a black box representation of a black box?

The ability to make predictions.

How? You handed me a black box. You wrote some code, and you fed it some data, and you made some prediction, and all I really have is your word for it that your prediction worked, but I sure can't do anything with it. I don't know what it is or how it works, how to extend it, how to build on it, anything.

That's not science by any useful definition of the term.