alt Hacker NewsBiology already has numerous “Millennium Problems” and the rewards are much more than $1M. For example, reverse Alzheimer’s Disease. Or less ambitious develop high fidelity in vitro and animal models of human disease.
Biology already has numerous “Millennium Problems” and the rewards are much more than $1M. For example, reverse Alzheimer’s Disease. Or less ambitious develop high fidelity in vitro and animal models of human disease.
Those don't have the property of being easily verified, which the problems proposed here do. I think that's a smart idea because it's a way to capture quick PR seeking AI-lab dollars for quite useful outcomes.