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Stupid GoF research has those risks. Totally eliminating a research methodology because of possible bad actors is just like how nuclear energy was delayed for d
by R0b0t1 5y ago
Stupid GoF research has those risks. Totally eliminating a research methodology because of possible bad actors is just like how nuclear energy was delayed for decades because of green ooze.
- Ygg2 5y agoWith all respect to nuclear threat. It doesn't self replicate.
- jtc331 5y agoIt’s not just about bad actors. It’s that the techniques (serial passaging) aren’t even controllable in the sense that we don’t know what will result. GoF is often not lab engineering and the outcomes are not predictable and the range of possible danger is almost infinite. Even from perfectly well intentioned actors.
- R0b0t1 5y agoNot knowing the result is the point. You develop novel viruses that you may not be able to imagine and then study how they impact an organism. This is useful.