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Re:Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – $230M AI Twist on an ... by RodgerTheGreat on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @11:51AM (#40066399)
Elizabeth Holmes was repeatedly told by domain experts that many of the types of blood assays she wanted to perform are physically impossible with a single drop of blood extracted from a finger-prick. She didn't simply raise money for a product beyond the current state of technology, she persisted in a narratively convenient fantasy until it caught up with her.
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Re:Humane AI – Pico Laser Projection – $230M AI Twist on an ... by vel0city on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @12:11PM (#40066679)
Exactly. Some tests just need a decent sample size to even contain the things you're looking for. Its like thinking you can have a good sample of the entire US population by asking three people a question. It's not just a matter of "the technology just wasn't quite there", it's a matter of just not being a statistically relevant sample size or issues with where you're actually collecting the sample.
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