Jensen vs. sclv: Does thalidomide history doom AI-discovered drugs?
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-11
sclv raised a concern: what if AI produced a wonderful cure for morning sickness whose chemical action humans don't understand — and told people to look up thalidomide, the drug that caused massive birth defects. Jensen countered that the analogy ignores how clinical trials work, arguing the trial system exists precisely to validate candidates whose mechanisms aren't fully understood.
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