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Dario Amodei claims AI could cure most diseases in 5-10 years

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said it will be possible to cure most human disease in ~5-10 years, including cancer. Critics like Gary Marcus and Eric Topol push back, noting no AI-designed drug has reached clinical adoption yet.

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3 days · 6 reports · 2 community posts · from Aug 16

Aug 16
Aug 17
- No, Dario Amodei, we will not be curing cancer and “most human disease” in five to ten yearsgarymarcus.substack.com
Aug 18
- 1984 or Worse: Dario Amodei on Why AI Could Create a Totalitarian Dystopiayoutube.com
- The AI Feedback Loop: Dario Amodei on Why AI Is Now Designing Its Own Upgradesyoutube.com
Aug 19
- The Inevitable AI Void: Dario Amodei on Why the Risk of Frontier Models Can Never Be Zeroyoutube.com

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Dario Amodei claims AI could cure most diseases in 5-10 years

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