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highplainsdem

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10. Testing of the new vaccine started in 2021. They used machine learning to develop the vaccine before that. NOT genAI,
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:58 AM
7 hrs ago

or generative AI, the type of AI we've been hearing the most about for the last 3-1/2 years thanks to ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

AI bros pushing genAI often try to confuse the types of AI and make it appear that genAI is behind scientific and medical advances, but that's rarely the case.

June 2026 Cambridge article mentioning machine learning: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-universal-vaccine-technology-could-protect-us-from-future-virus-outbreaks

Journal article on the study: https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(26)00084-8/fulltext
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Between December 2021 and September 2023, a total of 39 volunteers were vaccinated.

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Cool! I'd volunteer, too! QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #1
As someone who gets colds that last 3 weeks, I'm hoping this works EdmondDantes_ 12 hrs ago #2
And now anti-vax AI cheerleaders find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. tanyev 11 hrs ago #3
Until AI decides Trashman272 11 hrs ago #4
The term "AI" has become shorthand for so many things that it's irresponsible to use it to describe what's happening WhiskeyGrinder 10 hrs ago #5
Do you know more details about the methodology ? I'm no expert here, but I'm guessing this was basically ... eppur_se_muova 9 hrs ago #6
you're right WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #8
See reply 10. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #11
Yup. The headline would make people believe they typed "design a vaccine for me" in Claude or something. Oneironaut 9 hrs ago #7
yep it's the kind of work that's been going on for years before "chatgpt" or "claude" were so widely promoted WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #9
I agree. See reply 10. highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #12
Researchers used all the genetic sequencing data collected for Sarbeco coronaviruses by monitoring programmes around the Celerity 6 hrs ago #14
Testing of the new vaccine started in 2021. They used machine learning to develop the vaccine before that. NOT genAI, highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #10
Thanks for taking the effort to put together a very informative reply ! I've read about things like large-scale surveys eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #13
You're very welcome! highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #16
"researchers found no significant side-effects." LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #15
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