[awongh]

> Correct me if I'm off base but these things (protein folding and drug discovery) both existed before AI, no?

Yes, you are off-base.

Solutions to the protein folding problem existed before, but not in the way you are implying.

[dodu_]

Fair enough. I appreciate the correction.

I do still believe the main value proposition is large scale replacement and am unconvinced that most people driving AI adoption have these other more noble pursuits in mind with respect to AI.

But I will absolutely stand corrected here and if our dystopian future includes some genuinely useful medicinal advancements then maybe that will make the medicine (heh) go down easier.