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AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by mdp2021 »

sssilver wrote: post #12
asxndu wrote: post #10

I really love Deep Mind, its genuinely focused on using AI to make the world a better place.

Be careful when loving shareholder-driven endeavors; they're a single executive decision away from breaking your heart.

It's "shareholder-linked" (probably not "driven"), but yes, upvoted. Nonetheless, even when with grave faults in the path, Google has managed to give us marvellous, paramount free resources (Google Street, Google Museum...), and would have given more (Google Books - if the negotiation had succeeded). I am grateful.

Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by orliesaurus »

dgellow wrote: post #19
orliesaurus wrote: post #18

the Google DeepMind PR team can't catch a break, shame it makes no sense to me - if someone's in the field maybe they could explain to the rest of us if this is a big deal, just a PR move, or nah?

Just wait a few months, if it is a big deal that will likely be obvious by then

i like this way of thinking ;)

Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by heaney-555 »

dgellow wrote: post #16
asxndu wrote: post #10

I really love Deep Mind, its genuinely focused on using AI to make the world a better place.

No AI company is doing that. There is some benefits but that’s not what any AI for profit will ever focus upon

DeepMind objectively is doing that. The world is not so black and white as "evil profit-hungry corporations will never do anything good".

Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by dyauspitr »

orliesaurus wrote: post #18

the Google DeepMind PR team can't catch a break, shame it makes no sense to me - if someone's in the field maybe they could explain to the rest of us if this is a big deal, just a PR move, or nah?

What are you even talking about? What do you mean catch a break? They’ve made massive contributions over the last decade.

Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by dgellow »

heaney-555 wrote: post #23
dgellow wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No AI company is doing that. There is some benefits but that’s not what any AI for profit will ever focus upon

DeepMind objectively is doing that. The world is not so black and white as "evil profit-hungry corporations will never do anything good".

I preemptively acknowledged that in my comment…

Re: AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA

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Post by jakkos »

PunchTornado wrote: post #5
mertcikla wrote: post #2

not my field so I can't judge how useful it is but assuming this data can be used for drug discovery and their ToS limiting to non-commercial use only. Does DeepMind plan on selling this data to pharmaceutical companies?

Hopefully. Tired, as a shareholder, to see the giveaways that deepmind is doing.

Yeah, screw enabling life changing medical research, won't someone please think of the investors' financial returns??
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