Expert: Cancer Vaccine Not Discovered by LLMs, Warns of AI Science Hype
dioscuri · x · 2026-08-20
RuxandraTeslo clarified that the recent cancer vaccine discovery actually dates back to 2017, predating the GPT era, and relied on standard machine learning rather than modern LLMs. She expressed concern over the hype surrounding AI in biology, warning that in an era of declining institutional trust, such overclaiming risks pushing society into a post-truth reality.
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