#2494: Flawed Data
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[Cueball is pointing a stick at a poster hanging behind him while addressing an unseen audience. There are two graphs on the poster with data points and fitting curves.]
Cueball: We realized all our data is flawed.
[The next three panels all have a label in a frame going over the top of each panel's frame. The poster can no longer be seen in the rest of the panels.]
Label: Good
[Cueball has taken the stick down.]
Cueball: ...So we're not sure about our conclusions.
Label: Bad
[Cueball holds the pointer almost as in the first panel.]
Cueball: ...So we did lots of math and then decided our data is actually fine.
Label: Very bad
[Cueball holds the pointer so it points upwards. Also, he lifts his other hand a bit up.]
Cueball: ...So we trained an AI to generate better data.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:We trained it to produce data that looked convincing, and we have to admit the results look convincing!