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3 claims from 3 papers

1. Materials Science › Machine Learning in Materials Science

   A critical examination of robustness and generalizability of machine learning prediction of materials properties

   Li, DeCost, Choudhary, Greenwood and Hattrick-Simpers · npj Computational Materials · 2023

   Machine learning models trained on the 2018 Materials Project data predict new 2021 compounds much worse, and the paper links this to data shift and shows simple tools to foresee and reduce it.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper attributes the drop in prediction accuracy on newer materials data to a distribution shift between the MP18 and MP21 versions of the Materials Project.“We find the source of the predictive degradation is due to the distribution shift between the MP18 and MP21 versions.”

2. Computer Science › Topic Modeling

   A taxonomy and review of generalization research in NLP

   Hupkes, Giulianelli, Dankers et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2022

   The paper presents a taxonomy of generalisation research in NLP, uses it to classify over 400 papers, analyses the field's current state and makes recommendations for future work.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper's taxonomy of NLP generalisation research, drawn from a literature review, has five axes along which studies can differ.“Our taxonomy is based on an extensive literature review of generalisation research, and contains five axes along which studies can differ: their main motivation, the type of generalisation they investigate, the type of data shift they consider, the source of this data shift, and the locus of the sh…”

3. Materials Science › Machine Learning in Materials Science

   Towards Automated Discovery: A Review of Generative Models, Multimodal Learning and Closed-Loop Workflows in Inverse Materials Design

   Babu, Gouvêa and Rignanese · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

   A review of generative models, multimodal learning and closed-loop workflows for designing crystalline materials, which proposes a credibility ladder and a minimum reporting standard for claims of discovery.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper says headline validity or S.U.N. rates, reported without its listed disclosures, should be treated as uninformative.“Headline validity or S.U.N. rates without these disclosures should be treated as uninformative.”