He didn't do us any favors by writing that slide in a convoluted and inaccurate way.
replyIf AI found a way to exploit clinical trial design, it would be noticed and the errors corrected. In fact, that would be a major win because it would probably lead to improved clinical trial designs.
> If AI found a way to exploit clinical trial design, it would be noticed and the errors corrected.
replyDo you think so? So far, AI is gaming lots of things, and I don't see much fixing in the processes.
Medicine is highly regulated and validated, there are multiple levels of checks, with the final one being doctors seeing patients.
replyI suppose if we closed all the loops and the entire end-to-end process was completely automated, it wouldn't be surprising if we failed to notice.
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replyIt's an ignorant way to make a point that might or might not be valid. Tao evidently isn't aware that many medications we've relied on for decades still have a poorly-understood mechanism of action.
replyIf we followed the precautionary principle and waited until we understood everything there is to know about every drug on the shelf, a lot of people now living would be dead.