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Scientists increasingly depend on 'black-box' tools they cannot control

Hacker News•Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 03:40 PM•2 min read

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Source: [Hacker News](https://news.exeter.ac.uk/research/scientists-increasingly-depend-on-black-box-tools-they-cannot-control-or-fully-understand/)

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