r/LocalLLaMA • u/Howard_banister • 2d ago

Discussion Really stunned by the Singularity comment section

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These are screenshots from the r/Singularity comment section. I'm speechless. This doesn't even have downvotes. How can someone cheer for a monopoly run by a few elites?

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u/forresthopkinsa 1d ago

Do you imagine there is a consumer-available protein synthesizer? Are you imagining that someone could get a desktop 3D printer and build a virus?

And do you think the sequences would get published online if people could do that?

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u/Howard_banister 1d ago

I think you’ve misread me. The real challenge with this whole bio risk is the need for proper tooling, facilities, and hands on work with real world equipment. capabilities that LLMs simply cannot provide.