Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss, sidesteps side effects

Re:Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss,... by swat535 on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:05PM (#43293167)

For non-technical people, terms like Machine Learning, Algorithm, Automation, AI, Neural Networks and 'Magical Powers' are synonymous.. Journalists, marketing teams, and executives choose whichever term generates the most hype and clicks.

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Re:Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss,... by RandallBrown on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:12PM (#43293273)

I like to describe my job as a software engineer as "wizardry" to people. With the way LLMs are writing code, it's only getting closer to writing actual spells.

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Re:Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss,... by Terr_ on Friday March 07, 2025 @05:26PM (#43295482)

> "Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic."

— Thomas Szasz

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Re:Natural occurring molecule rivals Ozempic in weight loss,... by ahazred8ta on Saturday March 08, 2025 @08:39AM (#43300175)

"Like a magic crystal mirror, My computer lets me know Of the other world within it Where my body cannot go / The computer is a gateway To a world where magic rules Where the only law is logic Webs of words the only tools" https://mindstalk.net/filk/world.html

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