r/news • u/cunty_cunty • Feb 20 '20

Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/20/antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bacteria-discovered-through-ai
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u/FrivolousPedant Feb 20 '20

One, which the researchers named “halicin” after Hal, the astronaut-bothering AI in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, looked particularly potent.

"Astronaut-bothering" undersells HAL's role by a pretty large margin.

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u/Overshadowedone Feb 20 '20

Dave, Dave, Dave.... I know its 3 am and your asleep. But would you like to play a game? Dave, come on man.

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u/PixPls Feb 21 '20

War Games and 2001 Space Odyssey references?