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You misread my comment. I think solving problems like finding genetic patterns in cancer is exactly what we should be investing in. That is not even close to th
by chefandy 2y ago
You misread my comment. I think solving problems like finding genetic patterns in cancer is exactly what we should be investing in. That is not even close to the largest resource sinks for AI model training right now. In the resources were going into generally making AI better, great. They're not. They're going until training models for mediocre consumer "gee-whizz aint that neat" products.
- evantbyrne 2y agoI think people may not be aware of how much medical research is happening right now based around ML. It is a key component of our liquid cancer biopsy. If anything, there might be a bit too much hype-driven development at the moment. I would be cautious of any ML-based diagnostic that isn't leveraging the technology to better understand the biological aspects of cancer itself.
- chefandy 2y agoGreat. I'd rather add a drop in that bucket than have another model trained to make my phone do something I wish it didn't do.
- borski 2y agoThat’s not true. That’s just what you see. There is tons of research going on using AI for a lot more than memes.
- chefandy 2y agoI'm not implying that there isn't money going into AI in medical research, and a bunch of other worthy pursuits, also. However, there's also an extraordinary amount of resources going into dumb shit that nobody wants that could actually benefit humanity. Not a trivial sum for a test, not a large sum that will contribute to entertainment-- it's the equivalent of an airport gift shop trinket. The person receiving the useless bauble would be better off without it but the giver paid $20 for it so...