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Discussion: Who would want to live forever?

I’ve been increasingly interested by AI over the last couple of years. This interest started about 9 months prior to the release of ChatGPT, as a friend introduced me to OpenAI’s GPT-3 model. While a fun tool to play around with, it was a bit too error-prone for any practical applications within my university studies.Continue reading “Discussion: Who would want to live forever?”

Neolithic Genetic Engineering Was (Unsurprisingly) Inefficient

Part 2: An overview of modern plant breeding techniques and their advantages Approximately 12,000 years ago, humanity began a transition that would lead to a fundamental change in the way people live. Independently of each other, populations in 11 different regions spread across the world began the slow process of moving from nomadic hunter-gatherer societiesContinue reading “Neolithic Genetic Engineering Was (Unsurprisingly) Inefficient”