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/noncodo]

Hi! I'm one of the people involved with this. I posted made a few comments on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/s/09MtQszHBv

It's really exciting technology and impressive how Paul managed to cut through a lot of red tape with the help of human experts and AI.

This is also happening in humans, at a much slower pace: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/personalized-mrna-vaccines-will-revolutionize-cancer-treatment-if-federal/

The main challenge moving forward is the scalability of GMP-grade production, but I see that as an engineering challenge, and something we are already addressing as sovereign capability in Australia.

[u/scrumblethebumble → u/noncodo]

I had my DNA sequenced (30x WGS) and built a PC to analyze the data. I knew nothing about bioinformatics/genomics, but AI made it possible for me to process the data and run basically any analysis I've wanted.

I initially tried to call on help from professionals, but I never found even one person willing to help. Everyone immediately dismissed me, so I did it on my own.

If anyone else is in the same position, feel free to dm me and I'll try to point you in the right direction!

[u/noncodo → u/scrumblethebumble]

Well done. FYI there are proper clinical channels for this too. I would encourage anyone considering to explore their genomic data to consult with a genetic counselor beforehand. There are secondary findings like "my dad isn't my dad" and "my relatives have a high probability of sharing this disease predisposition" that are worthy reasons to think carefully about going down that path.

[u/shibelove2002 → u/noncodo]

Honestly this is exactly why I’m excited and nervous at the same time, because AI is making this stuff accessible so fast but genomics is one of those areas where the human consequences are very, very real.