> The genome is not a sequence so much as a discrete set of genes which are themselves sequences which specify construction plans for proteins. That distinction is important.
aka a sequence. "a book is not a sequence so much as a discrete set of chapters which are themselves sequences of paragraphs which are themselves sequences of sentences" -> still a sequence
these techniques are already being used, such as in the paper I just linked.
> Being able to predict the next codon tells you zilch in terms of useable information.
You have absolutely no way of knowing that apriori. And autogressive tasks can be more sophisticated than just next codon.
> bunch of popular technical jargon from an unrelated field thrown together in a nonsensical way
Okay, feel free to think that.
There's always this assumption of it "will never work on my field." I've done work on NLP and on proteins and read others' work on genetics. I think you will end up being surprised, although it might take a few years.
aka a sequence. "a book is not a sequence so much as a discrete set of chapters which are themselves sequences of paragraphs which are themselves sequences of sentences" -> still a sequence
these techniques are already being used, such as in the paper I just linked.
> Being able to predict the next codon tells you zilch in terms of useable information.
You have absolutely no way of knowing that apriori. And autogressive tasks can be more sophisticated than just next codon.
> bunch of popular technical jargon from an unrelated field thrown together in a nonsensical way
Okay, feel free to think that.
There's always this assumption of it "will never work on my field." I've done work on NLP and on proteins and read others' work on genetics. I think you will end up being surprised, although it might take a few years.