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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If the higgs boson is not found, what does it mean for the standard model? Does it mean it is flawed?
gpt
It means that the Higgs hypothesis for electroweak symmetry breaking is incorrect, and other avenues (like Technicolor) must be examined. Those searches are being done in parallel at the LHC but haven't come up with anything yet.

We know the standard model isn't complete. It doesn't describe gravity, or explain how the strong and electroweak interactions are unified.