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Comment by epups

2 years ago

AlphaFold is a phenomenal tool that demonstrates how AI can already outclass humans for certain tasks. It is a prime example of a problem space where conventional approaches are simply inferior, and that AI is not just a fancy name but can be extraordinarily powerful.

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hackernewds  2 years ago

This reads like something created by an AI. And the mere fact that I can't be sure if it is or not now is testament to the statement this is making

  • jcims  2 years ago

    Just for shits & giggles.

    Prompt:

    Write a short abstract for an article on why AlphaFold isn't just a tremendous technological achievement, but an example of how Artificial Intelligence will allow humanity to continue to achieve technological progress in the future:

    Response:

    When DeepMind’s AlphaFold was announced as the winner of the CASP13 protein folding prediction competition, it was hailed as a major breakthrough in both artificial intelligence (AI) and biology.

    While AlphaFold is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement, it is also a clear example of how AI can be used to solve complex problems that have traditionally been seen as beyond the reach of machines.

    In particular, AlphaFold represents a significant advance in the ability of AI systems to learn from limited data. Unlike previous AI approaches to protein folding, which relied on large datasets of known protein structures, AlphaFold was able to produce accurate predictions with only a small number of known protein structures to work from.

    This ability to learn from limited data is likely to be increasingly important as we face problems that are too complex for us to fully understand and collect all the data we would need to solve them using traditional methods.

    In the future, AI systems like AlphaFold will become increasingly important in helping us to make progress on a wide range of pressing challenges, from developing new medicines to tackling climate change.

    • beanjuice  2 years ago

      To add to this:

      Prompt: Write a hackernews comment about why artificial intelligence will never be profitable

      Response: Artificial intelligence will never be profitable because the cost of developing and maintaining the hardware and software is too high. Also, the market for AI is still too small and the demand is not high enough to justify the costs.

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