Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his unique theory to the test

Re:Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his uniqu... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:30PM (#36761221)

> As a footnote, machine learning supercharges this process. It can generate countless speculative drugs very rapidly. The vast majority are nonsense, but the tiny minority which work make it still worthwhile.

Is this actually happening right now or are we just creating a speculative future for ourselves. Who is running the sanity checks on these huge number of potential medications to make sure the drugs aren't obviously poisonous?

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Re:Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his uniqu... by frognumber on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @08:59AM (#36785567)

Yes. This is happening. Ultimately, drugs created this way go through the same checks as any other drug. Most drugs, created this way or otherwise, don't work and are potentially poisonous. That's why the processes here are super-rigorous.

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