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Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

780 points · 805 comments · raahelb

modeless · 1790190319 · focus · HN ↗
It's clear Dario believes that the solution to AI's PR problem is to cure cancer. Or invent other revolutionary medical treatments. They're going to heavily promote every step along the way no matter how small or far away from commercialization they are, like this one.
No doubt that curing cancer would help, but I think the timeline might be a little too long. Even RSI AGI will not be able to get new medical treatments to market instantly. Real world testing takes a long time and is an unavoidable part of the process.
1. Chance-Device · 1790190938 · focus · HN ↗
  Really now, everything is bad? Trying to cure diseases? Talking about it? That’s bad somehow! Let me sit here on my ass and do nothing instead.
  1. Banditoz · 1790191020 · focus · HN ↗
    Who are you referring to? This reads like projection.
    Chance-Device · 1790191254 · focus · HN ↗
    Read the comment. This is cynical and bad because they’re going to advertise that they’re trying to do something socially beneficial.
    It’s the top rated comment in the thread. Somebody tried to do something good, this is the response.
    This pisses me off severely.
    AndrewKemendo · 1790191554 · focus · HN ↗
    It’s because these people do not believe they are trying to do something good, but instead run a cynical plot to get more powerful under the guise

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