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A new AI tool could dramatically speed up the discovery of life-saving medicines (phys.org)

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is layer upon layer of hopeful optimism!

Layer 1: the AI PR firm is correct in promising it "could" help

Layer 2: "could" will transform into "did"

Layer 3: actual researchers won't be the first to get removed

Layer 4: this magical bot will not degrade as it starts to eat other bots' input

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Layers 3 and 4 does sound frighteningly possible. Sci Fi is a great genre meant to warn its readers of the possibilities of new technologies if left unchecked. That's why regulation in how AI is used in conjunction with scientists needs to be thought of and implemented ahead of time instead of letting the world have to react to such a scenario.