Counterpoint: models could predict experiments, cutting the virus-design bottleneck
cis_female · x · 2026-09-14
cisfemale pushes back: one can test many viruses in parallel on cell cultures, and models will plausibly outperform humans at predicting experiment outcomes, reducing the number needed. She agrees it would take time. The author ranks this near the bottom of the argument tree, stressing lab experiments are time-limited by physics.
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