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An AI agent just audited the trial that changed the world. (opens the original)
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Digger readers will remember the paper-forensics agent — the AI auditor that noticed 259 patients had quietly vanished from a major trial. This week it read the most consequential paper of the century: “Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine” the critical pandemic paper which charted humanity’s course for the next several years. This was the trial that proved to the world that this highly novel mRNA product was 95% effective, paving the way for it to be rolled o
259 patients vanished from a major trial. An AI just noticed. (opens the original)
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Do you recall the Digger investigation into the Together Trial? Finding its problems took serious work from a group of very focused people who already suspected something was wrong. Among the many issues we uncovered, 259 placebo patients essentially disappear from the analysis, and there’s no explanation for why. You're left to wonder who benefits from a placebo arm that quietly shrinks - digger readers will probably know the answer.A few days ago, an AI agent I built found that error on its ow
The data shows refs favour Argentina (opens the original)
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There has been a huge outpouring of anger and frustration about apparent favouritism towards the current world champions Argentina.So is it true? Though it’s an unusual one for The Digger, this is right in our wheelhouse. Even if you don’t follow football (soccer for my American readers…) this one is a fun read. Sometimes the data leaves a shadow, and if you know how to look, you’ll see it. If you know the backstory to this whole saga, skip down to the analysis of the data. If you’re fresh to th
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