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Re:The AI Misinformation Epidemic by arjie on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @12:31PM (#13978046)
With enough work one can convince oneself that each 'discovery' or 'invention' is a trivial follow-up of existing technology. DNA sequencing is in the post-laser era. Can you build a convincing argument as to why it's not new but the laser is new?
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Re:The AI Misinformation Epidemic by digi_owl on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @02:13PM (#13979105)
the first laser was built in the 60s, DNA was isolated in 1878.
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Re:The AI Misinformation Epidemic by arjie on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @03:18PM (#13979733)
Sequencing, not isolation. You might as well say that light has been observed since man has had eyes to see.
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