There is a serious lack of details. Essentially all that’s been said is that Google will throw money at the problem. Well… I don’t have high expectations that this will be a game-changer.
Anti-aging researchers talk a lot about how they could do so much more with proper funding. I mean, they would say that, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true—after all, the odds that the optimal amount of funding was that small is … small.
Also, Google bring credibility and, perhaps, greater competence/strategy at approaching moonshots.
There is a serious lack of details. Essentially all that’s been said is that Google will throw money at the problem. Well… I don’t have high expectations that this will be a game-changer.
This is a good sign not because money-throwing is sufficient, but because it’s necessary.
Google have processing power backed by trained engineers, which might be important too. Google can do things like “Folding@home” on their own.
Anti-aging researchers talk a lot about how they could do so much more with proper funding. I mean, they would say that, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true—after all, the odds that the optimal amount of funding was that small is … small.
Also, Google bring credibility and, perhaps, greater competence/strategy at approaching moonshots.