There's "topical" chemo for some stuff, but it's uncommon. Most chemo is either in pill form, or (as was for me) delivered intravenously. So it goes through the whole body.
Radiation therapy can target specific areas. It's still used instead of chemo in some cases.
For me, they cut out most of a giant tumor, but couldn't get all of it without risking some vital organs. Then I got chemo for the rest. Interesting process.
Usually the cancer cells are concentrated where the tumor is. One of the first things they may do upon diagnosis of cancer is a PET scan (which shows you where cancerous stuff is throughout your body).
Life advice for all the young folks: don't get cancer.
It's possible OpenAI doesn't get any money; and they just provide whatever "AI service" is being requested of them, and returns the results to Dropbox.
And, well, if OpenAI just happens to gain access to a trove of data by providing the service... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I don't think this is dystopia at all. Many of your points are valid, and I believe that far too few people consider them.
From their FAQ:
"We'll never sell your information to anyone and we don’t use your personal health information to market or advertise other products available on Amazon.com."
If I were... Evil... I would have chosen the word "don't" instead of "won't", so Amazon could change their mind on some arbitrary day, delete the part that says they don't use it for marketing... and just like that... tens of thousands of Alexas are advertising herpes meds at inconvenient times.
Data breaches are also a bit more... concerning... with medical information.
Yes, I used to work at a Fortune 50 company many moons ago. I've downsized 3 times since.
It depends what you want out of your job. Some people take pride in working for a FAANG. I could see this; at the end of the day, you may be able to point to a product people use IRL and be able to say "I was on the team that did that!" Personally, I could give a shit. It's more about the people I work with, and the solutions I come up with to interesting problems.
You definitely deal with less bullshit. Hopefully no more sprint planning or whatever other bureaucratic stuff you hate. Just make sure that you don't give up too much (ex: for me, I need amazing health insurance). Some people value retirement benefits, etc... just make sure it's acceptable.
Your overall understanding is correct. People pay DocuSign to "think" of everything for them (which is not at all bad, it just comes at a cost). Depending on the space, you have to deal with crazy laws that no one in their right mind would know about (nor think to even consider).
Essentially, "no one ever got fired for signing with DocuSign" (play on IBM).
I'm late to the party here, but if the authors want real world examples, please reach out.
Late to the party here, but I deal in this space all day. You are 100% correct.
Disputes over eSignatures come up allllll the time. And if you mention that it was "DocuSigned"... although you have done nothing aside from name-dropping... it will essentially end the dispute. Not saying that it should. Just saying that it does.