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Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc on Twitter / X
I’ve expected this for a while but it still hurts. The “Life Sciences Verification Program.” It breaks my heart to know that biological knowledge will be locked down and gatekept like this. I want to take a moment to mourn, because I believe this marks an end for open science as… https://t.co/l5WLjOuEdk— Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc (@SynBio1) September 17, 2026

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I'll just comment on my impressions of their conclusions in a thread here. Worth sharing how I see it unfolding internally. (I signed up for their email spam to read this so yes, I am a hero.)
Sue Smith
"The AI engineering impact data shows that output is up. It also shows that the work required to ensure that output is safe, correct, and maintainable has not decreased. It has increased substantially." Aye, if only any of us had been saying this from day one 🤡 faros.ai/blog/ai-acceleration-whiplash…
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That's Making People Sick. The Government Isn't Stopping Him.
www.propublica.orgI'll just comment on my impressions of their conclusions in a thread here. Worth sharing how I see it unfolding internally. (I signed up for their email spam to read this so yes, I am a hero.)
Sue Smith
"The AI engineering impact data shows that output is up. It also shows that the work required to ensure that output is safe, correct, and maintainable has not decreased. It has increased substantially." Aye, if only any of us had been saying this from day one 🤡 faros.ai/blog/ai-acceleration-whiplash…