ScienceAnthropic scientists announce their first finding: enzymes with unknown function
The New York Times reports the enzyme finding, but a critic sharing the story calls it “trivial” and objects to a headline portraying AI as teaching itself biology.
TLDR
The New York Times says scientists at Anthropic announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown. A user sharing the article criticized a headline saying Anthropic’s AI was teaching itself biology and had made its first discovery. The user called the finding “trivial” and argued that any genomics student could make it—and many already have.
Anthropic scientists announce their first finding: enzymes with unknown function
The New York Times reports the enzyme finding, but a critic sharing the story calls it “trivial” and objects to a headline portraying AI as teaching itself biology.
TLDR
The New York Times says scientists at Anthropic announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown. A user sharing the article criticized a headline saying Anthropic’s AI was teaching itself biology and had made its first discovery. The user called the finding “trivial” and argued that any genomics student could make it—and many already have.