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I've never seen anything in the AI space that can "quickly read through the scientific literature, allowing it to learn the fundamental rules, facts, and equati
by andrewmutz 4y ago
I've never seen anything in the AI space that can "quickly read through the scientific literature, allowing it to learn the fundamental rules, facts, and equations of science".
- randcraw 4y agoYeah, that's exactly what IBM claimed Watson would do -- learn biology, chemistry, and medicine on its own and then outperform human physicians. Instead, Watson Medicine was a catastrophe and revealed their AI marketeers to be hopelessly clueless. That's a mistake all AI boosters should take to heart. Don't overstate your accomplishment. To wit, claims that the protein folding problem has been entirely solved by AlphaFold is such an overstatement. For a more measured view on the use of AF in drug development (especially), check out med chemist Derek Lowe's blog, especially his articles: "Fooling the Protein Folding Software" https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/fooling-protein-folding-software https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/fooling-protein-fo... , and "AlphaFold Excitement" https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/alphafold-excitement https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/alphafold-exciteme...