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eppur_se_muova

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6. Do you know more details about the methodology ? I'm no expert here, but I'm guessing this was basically ...

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:42 AM

20 hrs ago

... "machine learning", which has led to a number of discoveries in the physical sciences, but which is not Large Language Model AI. If anything, it's closer to classical numerical curve-fitting than to "AI" as such.

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Until AI decides Trashman272 21 hrs ago #4

The term "AI" has become shorthand for so many things that it's irresponsible to use it to describe what's happening WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #5

Do you know more details about the methodology ? I'm no expert here, but I'm guessing this was basically ... eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #6

you're right WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #8

See reply 10. highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #11

Yup. The headline would make people believe they typed "design a vaccine for me" in Claude or something. Oneironaut 20 hrs ago #7

yep it's the kind of work that's been going on for years before "chatgpt" or "claude" were so widely promoted WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #9

I agree. See reply 10. highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #12

Researchers used all the genetic sequencing data collected for Sarbeco coronaviruses by monitoring programmes around the Celerity 17 hrs ago #14

Testing of the new vaccine started in 2021. They used machine learning to develop the vaccine before that. NOT genAI, highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #10

Thanks for taking the effort to put together a very informative reply ! I've read about things like large-scale surveys eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #13

You're very welcome! highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #16

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