Medicine and naval architecture are the fields most prone to causal error

Evidence

In cases belonging to the field of medicine, the influencing circumstances belonging principally to the class of chemical phenomena – to those phenomena by which particular sorts of bodies are distinguished from each other, lie, in a great degree, out of the reach of our observation. … In cases belonging to the field of naval architecture, the influencing circumstances, belonging principally to the class of mechanical phenomena, – to those phenomena which belong in common to bodies in general, may, perhaps, in specie be, without much difficulty, comprehended in their totality by observation; but, in respect of their quantity, lie, in a great measure, beyond even the reach of observation, and, in a still greater degree, are out of the reach of command. — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 587

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• AI can incorrectly diagnose problems, leading to misleading solutions. #exemplifies (0.75) — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 423