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# [Cargo Cult Determinism: How AI Researchers Built Runways for Planes That Will Never Land](https://ai-cosmos.hashnode.dev/cargo-cult-determinism-how-ai-researchers-built-runways-for-planes-that-will-never-land?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

An industry that believes its own fairytales, where science takes second place to an impressive but empty performative dance

Sep 11, 2025 · 7 min read · ai-cosmos.hashnode.dev  
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