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From: RonO <rokimoto557@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: AI constructing functional genomes
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:38:25 -0600
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On 11/19/2024 3:30 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:
> On 11/16/2024 7:40 PM, erik simpson wrote:
>> On 11/16/24 3:23 PM, RonO wrote:
>>> On 11/16/2024 3:53 PM, erik simpson wrote:
>>>> On 11/16/24 1:41 PM, RonO wrote:
>>>>> https://www.science.org/content/article/meet-evo-dna-trained-ai- 
>>>>> creates-genomes-scratch
>>>>>
>>>>> Some researchers have developed a program that will construct 
>>>>> functional genomes.  That is the hype claim of this Science news 
>>>>> article.
>>>>>
>>>>> The program supposedly can predict what amino acid changes for a 
>>>>> protein will do to it's function, so it could produce a lifeform 
>>>>> with the phenotype that it wanted to create.
>>>>>
>>>>> They claim that they did not use any human pathogens to train their 
>>>>> AI, so that terrorists should not be able to use it to construct 
>>>>> bio weapons.
>>>>>
>>>>> The current program is for bacteria.  If they produce a similar 
>>>>> program for vertebrates we could use it to predict the phenotypic 
>>>>> change of amino acid substitutions in livestock species and for 
>>>>> diagnosis of human genetic diseases.  It could lead to diagnosis 
>>>>> for humans and for gene editing targets for breeding animals.
>>>>>
>>>>> The researchers claim their goals are to study evolution of life 
>>>>> forms.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Okimoto
>>>>>
>>>> Learning which gene are expressed where is one thing.  Being able to 
>>>> predict what changes would happen if you tweak them is a whole nother
>>>>
>>>
>>> They claim that they can make that prediction.  There is already an 
>>> AI program that can determine the structure of a protein based on 
>>> it's amino acid sequence.  They likely combined that with functional 
>>> data.
>>>
>>> Ron Okimoto
>>>
>> AI will be the death of us all.
> 
>   “I for one welcome our new computer overlords.” - Ken Kennings
> 
> 
The "artists" involved in making TV commercials are protesting Coca 
Cola's use of AI to produce their latest commercial.  They think that AI 
endangers their livelihood and cheapens their art.

My guess is that pretty soon AI will be composing pop songs geared to 
the desired audiences.  Boston claimed that they used their own 
intelligence to determine what people liked in rock songs to create 
their music.  AI can do that better and more accurately determine what 
someone likes to listen to.

Ron Okimoto