Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

Does the advent of machine learning mean the classic methodology of hypothesise, predict and test has had its day?

Illustration by PM Images/Getty Images. Does the advent of machine learning mean the classic methodology of hypothesise, predict and test has had its day? By Laura Spinney Sun 9 Jan 2022 04.00 EST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more . I saac Newton apocryphally discovered his second law – the one about gravity – after an apple fell on his head. Much experimentation and data analysis later, he realised there was a fundamental relationship between force, mass and acceler

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