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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Are there any historical examples of a technology as valuable as LLMs being effectively shut down?

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Nuclear energy.

Sort of joking.

[–] Maladius@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Stem cell research

[–] Bananigans@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago

Nice example. I think embryotic is the asterisk to it though.

[–] Bananigans@lemmings.world 1 points 10 months ago

Great question, but unfortunately it's out of both my knowledge and will-to-research base.