François on Nostr: This is so fucking depressing in so many ways i don't even know where to start. ...
This is so fucking depressing in so many ways i don't even know where to start.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/29/nature-biodiversity-genetic-digital-sequencing-information-dsi-biopiracy-cop16-aoe
"Access to the digital genetic codes from the microbes gathered will be sold to feed voracious artificial intelligence models that are generating potential new drug discoveries, proteins and materials that could one day be worth billions of pounds.
Companies are under no obligation to pay for access to digital forms of biodiversity, even if they lead to lucrative commercial discoveries."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/29/nature-biodiversity-genetic-digital-sequencing-information-dsi-biopiracy-cop16-aoe
"Access to the digital genetic codes from the microbes gathered will be sold to feed voracious artificial intelligence models that are generating potential new drug discoveries, proteins and materials that could one day be worth billions of pounds.
Companies are under no obligation to pay for access to digital forms of biodiversity, even if they lead to lucrative commercial discoveries."