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20. Zuckerberg, Gates, and many other billionaires have been funding medical research.

Sat Oct 11, 2025, 09:01 AM

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They've been soliciting grant proposals from every medical researcher in the world for 20 years. They noticed the revolutionary potential for AI in drug discovery. That potential made a huge leap forward in the past few years for reasons I couldn't begin to explain.

I suspect that is why it became urgently important to put a moron in the White House with moron sidekicks like RFK, Jr. who would be easily manipulated into eliminating public support of the research. In real time this summer I'm watching brilliant scientists leave academe and go to work in industry.

Follow the money. Who will benefit from forcing research into the private sector. Who will own the intellectual property. Who will control who gets to buy and use the new tools and products.

It's a human tragedy. Discoveries that would have been in the public sector are disappearing into private industry and China.

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Yes. You share a good perspective. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #18

Zuckerberg, Gates, and many other billionaires have been funding medical research. yardwork Saturday #20

The scientists who intuitively "know" how to use AI to make medical discoveries will be rare. hunter Saturday #34

It's much bigger than that. yardwork Saturday #43

The notion that humans are infinitely repairable machines is absurd. hunter Saturday #63

Those are all very good points. yardwork Saturday #69

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Yes, "tireless huckster". But no, there are lots of reasons for AI that have nothing to do with prying. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #51

So, Robots. They're on the way. thought crime Saturday #70

6 fingered ai portraits and they think it's going to run the world? Do they know humans only have 5? Blues Heron Saturday #7

LOL..how many toes did Traitor Green have in that picture of her months back? Bengus81 Saturday #10

Maintain that attitude and you will be overtaken by events. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #11

Let me guess, you have ai stock Blues Heron Saturday #12

Anybody who has a retirement fund is invested in AI. yardwork Saturday #14

No wonder your into it. Divest now while you can, before the bubble bursts Blues Heron Saturday #16

Ok, that made me laugh. yardwork Saturday #17

And do what? Keep it in cash, losing value through inflation? Igel Saturday #39

As to the report, I've heard versions several times on CNBC and I think it is the truth Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #42

I've seen those same reports about AI buoying the U.S. economy. yardwork Saturday #44

And that's a problem. Many have no choice how their retirement is invested. AI company bubble bursts and bam Cheezoholic Saturday #26

Agreed. Human greed is a problem. yardwork Saturday #46

You can't attack the message, so you attack the messenger by alleging corruption (self-interest) Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #15

My little quibble: MrsCheaplaugh Saturday #25

Interesting Observation. delisen Saturday #28

It's my quibble too and it's not a little one. They are building these massive data centers everywhere and ratchiweenie Saturday #32

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But at the heart of the matter is that with all of the bells and whistles moniss Saturday #37

Fine points, but I was refuting the simplistic idea that "garbage in garbage out" means that AI is useless. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #40

Understood and I agree that AI is not useless but moniss Saturday #47

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it should be. barbtries Saturday #23

Good. infullview Saturday #24

Quibble: delisen Saturday #30

Lazy doesn't include you. infullview Saturday #49

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Please. Let it be a hard, hard crash. hunter Saturday #27

It will be hard Pachamama Saturday #31

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The economic terrorists are working to destroy the economy of California. . Clouds Passing Saturday #33

Nonsense. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #52

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Very interesting article. Agreed: well worth the read. Thanks! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #58

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This may be worse not bc of bubble bigger, but bc of Trumponomics in the background being propped up Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #60

This generation of AI is pretty limited. C_U_L8R Saturday #55

Also the data center issue Diraven Saturday #57

We are approaching that point. There is circular financing now Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #61

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I attended a Galbraith lecture in the later 'seventies and a discussion afterwards. hunter Sunday #75

Me too! Early 70s. He had the most wonderful and distinctive speaking style. flashman13 Sunday #77

And an incredible dry wit that would cut through the most inflated ego. flashman13 Sunday #79

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That's a very likely possibility. Glorious bastard Saturday #66

So our stock market is just unbridled bubbleism? mdbl Saturday #67

Correct! flashman13 Saturday #72

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The bubble isn't going to burst (if it does) any time soon because... LudwigPastorius Saturday #73

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We've had a bubble and burst economy for some time. raccoon Sunday #83