Opinion: Public Will Turn on AI Even If It Cures Cancer
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-08-17
Reacting to the Anthropic CEO's statement about curing cancer to regain trust, a user commented that people don't actually care about curing cancer. They argued that the moment a cure is achieved, people will pretend it was never a real problem and immediately go back to hating AI and planning moratoriums on data centers.
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