Ex-OpenAI researcher shares strategy to cure a disease in 5 years with AI
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-17
Andrew Ho, a former OpenAI researcher, shares his strategy for maximizing the chance of curing one disease within five years using AI. He suggests focusing on underfunded areas where AI companies have an edge, and diseases that are biologically derisked, meaning the causative mechanism is well understood. He notes that 90% of drugs fail in clinical trials, often due to unclear disease mechanisms, so targeting diseases with clear external causes (like bacteria or viruses) is key.
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