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In reply to the discussion: Vaccine made by AI will shield against mutations [View all]

highplainsdem

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10. Testing of the new vaccine started in 2021. They used machine learning to develop the vaccine before that. NOT genAI,
Reply to Celerity (Original post)
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:58 AM
17 hrs ago

or generative AI, the type of AI we've been hearing the most about for the last 3-1/2 years thanks to ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

AI bros pushing genAI often try to confuse the types of AI and make it appear that genAI is behind scientific and medical advances, but that's rarely the case.

June 2026 Cambridge article mentioning machine learning: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-universal-vaccine-technology-could-protect-us-from-future-virus-outbreaks

Journal article on the study: https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00084-8/fulltext
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Vaccine made by AI will shield against mutations [View all] Celerity Yesterday OP
Cool! I'd volunteer, too! QueerDuck Yesterday #1
As someone who gets colds that last 3 weeks, I'm hoping this works EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #2
And now anti-vax AI cheerleaders find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. tanyev 21 hrs ago #3
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 17 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 17 hrs ago #12
Researchers used all the genetic sequencing data collected for Sarbeco coronaviruses by monitoring programmes around the Celerity 16 hrs ago #14
Testing of the new vaccine started in 2021. They used machine learning to develop the vaccine before that. NOT genAI, highplainsdem 17 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 17 hrs ago #13
You're very welcome! highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #16
"researchers found no significant side-effects." LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #15
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