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And yet, the only thing that really matters out of your entire list is the 1st one: that AI solves problems that actually improve the human condition. And Alpha
by TaupeRanger 4y ago
And yet, the only thing that really matters out of your entire list is the 1st one: that AI solves problems that actually improve the human condition. And Alpha Fold has not done that at all. It may be very nice for people interested in protein folding, but until it actually helps us find something that we wouldn't have found otherwise, and that discovery leads to (for example) an ACTUAL drug or treatment that helps real patients, AND that drug/treatment is actually BETTER than what is already available by helping people live longer or better lives, AI has done nothing. In effect, AI has STILL done nothing meaningful. One could argue, through the use of predatory algorithms, that the ONLY thing it has done is harm.
- robitsT6 4y agoBut there have been quite a few scientific papers that have used discoveries from AlphaFold already. There have been many scientists who have been stuck for years, who are suddenly past their previous bottlenecks. What gives you the impression that it hasn't helped us?
- TaupeRanger 4y agoI am not saying that Alpha Fold won't help scientists publish papers. I am just skeptical (though still hopeful) of it doing anything to improve the human condition by actually making human existence better. Publishing papers can be of neutral or negative utility in that realm.