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Dr. David Fajgenbaum

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Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

Actually, I will tell you, there is a drug repurposing platform that I will not name on this podcast where literally one of the top five predicted drugs for Castleman disease or predicted treatment for Castleman disease is car fume exhaust as a treatment.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

This was the top predictions.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

I guess inhaling car fumes.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

It was like AI.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

AI made the connection.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

You'd be like, you know what?

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

And I was like, oh my gosh, that's the problem.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

I just haven't been inhaling enough car fumes.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

That's why my Castleman's is out of control.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

I just needed to inhale car fumes.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

So I say that not just to say that, oh, my gosh, this one platform had this bad prediction, but it's to say that AI is going to make silly predictions that make no sense.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

Not silly, like harmful.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

Harmful, yes.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

Harmful, yes.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

Right.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

That's why humans have to be a part of this and humans who can critically evaluate this and say, like, this is not good.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

So I think the most important thing is going to be.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

I think how we communicate around these scores when they are made publicly available, that these scores are intended for our research team to find things for us to research more.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

These were not ever intended to be, you know, scores to say this thing that's number one is what I should get because that's going to save me.

Radiolab
The Medical Matchmaking Machine

And so I think it's going to be context is going to be really important.