On 10 August 2010 16:44, Ben Goertzel <b...@goertzel.org> wrote: > I'm writing an article on the topic for H+ Magazine, which will appear in the > next couple weeks ... I'll post a link to it when it appears > > I'm not advocating applying AI in the absence of new experiments of course. > I've been working closely with Genescient, applying AI tech to analyze the > genomics of their long-lived superflies, so part of my message is about the > virtuous cycle achievable via synergizing AI data analysis with > carefully-designed experimental evolution of model organisms...
Probably if I was going to apply AI in a medical context I'd prioritize those conditions which are both common and either fatal or have a severe impact on quality of life. Also worthwhile would be using AI to try to discover drugs which have an equivalent effect to existing known ones but can be manufactured at a significantly lower cost, such that they are brought within the means of a larger fraction of the population. Investigating aging is perfectly legitimate, but if you're trying to maximize your personal utility I'd regard it as a low priority compared to other more urgent medical issues which cause premature deaths. Also in the endeavor to extend life we need not focus entirely upon medical aspects. The organizational problems of delivering known medications on a large scale is also a problem which AI could perhaps be used to optimize. The way in which things like this are currently organized seems to be based upon some combination of tradition and intuitive hunches, so there may be low hanging fruit to be obtained here. For example, if an epidemic breaks out, why should you vaccinate first? If you have access to a social graph (from Facebook, or wherever) it's probably possible to calculate an optimal strategy. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
