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by pverghese 1805 days ago
Than you. Somebody speaks with some common sense. All major breakthroughs start small and are not cost effectvie immediately. People should be way more enthused that this is possible rather than talking about all the negatives.
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I don't think it's true that all major breakthroughs start small, but more importantly, you have no basis for assuming this is a major breakthrough. The issues stated here are not just cost problems of scaling up, but theoretical problems of what this technology can accomplish.