Re:AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe
by edmcnulty101 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @01:07PM
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Elon Musk moved EVs to the mainstream. Starlink. Has the vision to go to Mars.
Amazon basically put malls out of business which are hugely environmentally destructive.
Bill Gates is doing stuff too I think.
Big tech does some good things.
Re:AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe
by dirtybird04 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:21PM
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>Amazon basically put malls out of business which are hugely environmentally destructive.
I'm all for tech doing good but this is a hugeeeee stretch
Re:AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe
by edmcnulty101 on Friday July 29, 2022 @11:33AM
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I thought it was a stretch as I typed it :P BUT I hate malls so it improved my life.
One of the largest public tech companies in the world funded a multi-year scientific project, executed the research flawlessly and moved forward an entire scientific field. They then went on to openly release the code _and_ data, working with a publicly funded organization (EMBL-EBI) to ensure researchers across the globe can easily access the outputs.
I'm not arguing that every tech company is a net positive for humanity. Google itself isn't perfect. Google + DeepMind is setting a bloody high bar though.