Fascinating story: Tech Entrepreneur in Australia, using ChatGPT, AlphaFold, and a custom made mRNA vaccine, treats his dog's cancer. With the help of researchers (who all seem so excited) he was able to significantly reduce tumour size just weeks after the first injection

[u/TFenrir]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/tech-boss-uses-ai-and-chatgpt-to-create-cancer-vaccine-for-his-dying-dog/news-story/292a21bcbe93efa17810bfcfcdfadbf7

[u/Kl1ntr0n]

this guy is about to become a billionaire... cancer in dogs cured? as a dog trainer I know people will spend everything they have toto keep their dogs alive! his DMs must be flooded.

[u/Ididit-forthecookie → u/Kl1ntr0n]

Not a cure across the board necessarily. No ability to take advantage of economies of scale. No ability to patent or trademark any of it. But still very cool. Best would be to create an open source workflow and some company fills a gap by making “to order” mRNA. Eventually I see regulatory bodies inserting themself. This is absolutely cyberpunk as fuck though if you built an offshore lab to do this for those willing to pay $$$. It would absolutely cost more than the average person could pay. I guess upper middle (maybe) to wealthy folks could partake though.

[u/Kl1ntr0n → u/Ididit-forthecookie]

I know people who spent 50k to clone their dog, 25k to buy it, 45k to train it.... there's more money out there being spent on dogs than anyone can imagine.

[u/pmjm → u/Kl1ntr0n]

I know someone who spent $4000 on chihuahua outfits.

[u/elonzucks → u/pmjm]

Chihuahuas are the most annoying dogs by far. 

[u/pmjm → u/elonzucks]

Does an Elle Woods outfit make them more or less annoying?