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October 8, 2026

AI agents re-ran 40 health-survey studies: most papers misdescribed their own analysis, and 14 links held up in new data

Checking studies built on a U.S. national health survey, AI agents found that 36 of 40 papers computed something other than what they described, and that about a third of their findings were confirmed in newer data.

Importance 61 out of 100: meaningful importance

A new study re-ran 40 published health findings, each linking one measurement from a large U.S. government health survey to one disease or condition. In 36 of the 40 papers, it reports, the analysis behind the headline number was not the one the paper described. Tested again in newer survey data, 14 of the links held up.

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  1. October 7, 2026

    An AI agent answers an open exercise from Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, with a machine-checked proof

    A short rule steps through every three-symbol string exactly once for any alphabet size, and a proof checker accepts the argument, though longer strings remain unsolved.

    Importance 62 out of 100: meaningful importance