Chuds, Chumps, and Congressional Con Artists: The Science of Deception or How the Chuds Chimp Out on Science Spending

The actual hearing is summarized https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-the-federal-government-wastes-millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-on-inapplicable-unnecessary-testing-that-is-cruel-to-animals%EF%BF%BC/

First chuds actually believe this is a thing. Great bait opportunity for a trans pet sub to get mentioned in congress

Hollywood is the real world

The hearing itself was also the lulz with the chair claiming

Given the fact that we've got quantum computing, we have AI, is there opportunities where if we're truly trying to do research and determine something, couldn't they run a lot of this research through advanced technology

We don't have quantum computing. Its not clear we will ever have quantum computing. We have small scale experiments that have limited utility, we have been decades away for decades.

ML is already used extensively but is still a long way from simulating even a single organ system effectively. Its breathtaking how poorly people conceive of the complexity of protein and chemical interactions, don't motherlovers realize they have trillions of biorobots in their bodies that make it work?

Absolutely and there are studies that have come out of Johns Hopkins and elsewhere showing that things like screening drugs and chemicals for human safety are actually much more accurate and efficient using computer modeling and AI rather than testing it on a lab rat.

https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2024/fall/alternatives-to-animal-testing-advances/

All the studies the hearing and the chud animal enjoyer have highlighted would require animal testing. Particularly the ones investigating s*x hormones, they act as both hormones and neurotransmitters so have broad interactions with many organs.

Animal enjoyer also thinks safety testing should skip animals and go right to humans. Maybe we can make that a Medicaid requirement, if poors want healthcare they have to try new compounds to figure out if its safe for humans to be exposed to them.