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Comment Re:The future is here! (Score 1) 113

This is an experimental treatment that you wouldn't want. It's probably not going to work. This is not the sort of thing that organizations would invest money in. But it *MIGHT* work. And that's what he's hoping for.

A better choice is one of the GLP-1 drugs. Those have a much better chance of success, and MAY retard aging. We're doing a mass experiment at the population level to find out whether long-term use has any bad effects...but it *is* an experiment. There *may* be very bad long term effects. (There have been a few, inconclusive, signs.)

If you want a treatment you can trust, look for one with a long track record. It may not appear as good as the latest offering, but you'll have a better idea of it's benefits and defects (and there *will* be defects).

Comment Re:Asking for empathy when on is given (Score 1) 113

The difference is that he can try to do something about it that may help others in a similar circumstance.
I don't even understand cheering for his suffering, but why can't you cheer for his support of medical treatments? Yeah, he may be a lousy person, but that feels, to me, irrelevant.

Comment Re:So in 2026 (Score 1) 113

It's not unreasonable, but it does sound like a gamble. Since Mt. Sinai is involved, I'd be rather sure it's not just a scam. (Which doesn't mean it may not be based on some fraudulent papers. Just that I doubt the folks at Mt. Sinai are involved in the fraud.)

OTOH, I really doubt that this is a reasonable approach to longevity. But that doesn't mean it's not a reasonable treatment for some particular problem.

Comment Re: As expected (Score 1) 69

If you do it with one prompt, then the skill is in the AI.

With the right treatment, even a moderately lousy idea can turn into a good, or at least decent, movie. The less control you give to the AI, the more the quality depends on the guy that controls it.

Also, please not that quality isn't that easy. Even some famous works of art were panned by both audiences and critics when they first came out. Basically, the didn't meet the expectations, because they were trying something new. (Of course, most things that were panned by both audiences and critics, really were judged to be terrible over the decades.)

Comment Re: In a few years it'll be the only channel they (Score 1) 69

I think your projection of future AI is based too strongly on current capabilities. But it WILL aim for the lowest common denominator.

OTOH, I find most movies to be unwatchable, so my judgement is biased. My tastes are definitely those of a minority. E.g., I hated what the movie did to "The Wizard of Oz", and especially the way it corrupted the ending.

Comment Re:I feel great disturbance in the force (Score 1) 267

If you mean "It's not an important reason", well, that's right. But it's a bit more convenient, just like teaspoons and tablespoons are better fit to most recipes than are ccs, but either can be made to work.
P.S.: Celsius is just as unreasonable as Fahrenheit. If you want a reasonable temperature, use Kelvin...but it's not as convenient.

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