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furyofantares • yesterday at 10:23 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I'm all for naming things in honor of Rosalind Franklin, but this seems like incredible misplaced hubris instead.

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jszymborski • today at 5:48 AM

I hated this too.

peyton • yesterday at 11:11 PM

> GPT‑Rosalind is now available … for qualified customers …

It’s kind of gross to make money off her name (if that’s what’s happening) posthumously. It’s a complicated story anyway. IIRC her sister referred to it as “the Cult of Rosalind” when people were cashing in on books about her.

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