brad_l_taylor
brad_l_taylor t1_j1xj8zi wrote
Reply to What is the ‘widest’ ancestral generation? by vesuvisian
This may not be relevant, but I once calculated that at the 7th generation there is only a 50% chance of inheriting DNA from an ancestors. This is because DNA breaks are chunky and at a certain point you can just lose all the DNA from an ancestor . So when you go back you are actually only related to a subset of your ancestors
Interestingly 7 generations is also the max number of generations in a human lifetime for most people
- Great Grandpa
- Grandpa
- Father
- Me
- Daughter
- Granddaughter
- Great granddaughter
I've always wondered if this is fine tuned by our DNA crossings
brad_l_taylor t1_j0tipxb wrote
Reply to Is progress towards AGI generally considered a hardware problem or a software problem? by Johns-schlong
I guess it was a hardware problem. Currently it is a software problem. Soon it will be an ai problem
brad_l_taylor t1_j1y25zm wrote
Reply to comment by bstabens in What is the ‘widest’ ancestral generation? by vesuvisian
Fixed thanks