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freylaverse t1_j3es28e wrote

I work in biotech, and there are AIs that predict the structure of proteins based on their sequences. They're very good, very accurate, and we don't really understand how or why they work.

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Verzingetorix t1_j3gtrxn wrote

We don't know how the brain solves 2 + 2 either. Let's not ascribe value to something just because it's still a fussy thing to us.

Plus it's pretty well known it's making assumptions based on the 3D structures of other proteins with similar sequences. Comparative analysis is not new. The software is just better at it, just like a calculator is better at math than most people.

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