The scientific method goes boing.
- Form a question.
- Observe evidence.
- Form hypotheses.
- Create experiments.
- Observe results.
- Compare hypotheses.
- Be critical.
The scientific method runs off the rails in step 2 and explodes into uncertainty in step 3. It turns out that observing evidence is rarely easy or straightforward: it’s a great big universe, and we’re all really puny. And “forming hypotheses” is synonymous with “make guesses” – potentially educated, informed guesses, but still a creative process that is likely to baffle AI for decades to come.
That brings us to today’s problem: why does Netflix hate me?