Musk: AI cancer vaccine discovery might fix US deficit
elonmusk · x · 2026-08-20
Elon Musk commented that with AI now being used to discover cancer vaccines (citing $MRNA), the US government might actually grow its way out of its budget deficit. He feels this is the early innings of the healthcare system becoming unburdened by many terminal illnesses.
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