It isn't, but not all scientists can maintain scientific integrity when faced with significant external pressures (from people like RFK, for example). Those that can't dont stay scientists for long.
All findings can eventually be reproduced or disproven, but not without time and money. In the short term, trust and credibility is paramount.
Indeed, but if just one person is caught fudging numbers to get desired results, all of their work gets called into question. Without transparency, all you can go on is credibility and "believing".
Imagine using generative AI to design a chip, paying millions of dollars for the tapeout, only to find that the chip doesnt work. The AI won't be held accountable for mistakes like that, but the engineer that used it sure will be.
C'mon bubble, pop already