Read https://www.argmin.net/p/lore-laundering-machines
Given time, we may find out that the solutions in this paper were also in the literature, as was the case in the anecdotes from the linked article :)
Given time, we may find out that the solutions in this paper were also in the literature, as was the case in the anecdotes from the linked article :)
Except that, instead of telling you that the idea came from a particular source, it fools you into thinking it came up with the idea. In other words, it cannot be described as "search", but rather "laundering" as the article describes it.