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In tech terms? It's probably more like a bloom filter, which means eventually it can be a problem if it starts to get too many false positives.
by ztjio 6y ago
In tech terms? It's probably more like a bloom filter, which means eventually it can be a problem if it starts to get too many false positives.
- blueblisters 6y agoFalse positives as in it starts attacking healthy/friendly cells? That seems like a pretty big downside.
- beagle3 6y agoIt is a huge problem. It’s called “autoimmune disease”, and global prevalence is on the rise. AFAIK the hypothesis is that is a result of modern life being “too clean”, so not enough “unfriendly” variety to train on.
- layoutIfNeeded 6y agoHappens 1 in 100k people every year. It's called Guillain-Barré syndrome [1]. After an infection your immune system gets confused and starts attacking your peripheral nerves. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome
- shawnz 6y agoThat's just one of many possible autoimmune diseases.
- layoutIfNeeded 6y agoYes, of course there are tons of autoimmune diseases (from mild allergies, to lupus, multiple sclerosis, and sympathetic ophthalmia), but Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disease that's known to occur after otherwise banal infections or even vaccine shots. That's why I considered it more relevant to the OP than other autoimmune diseases.