Sam Altman: "A cure for cancer is not enough" — AI should empower individuals
NC_Renic · x · 2026-09-06
Sam Altman says his AI vision goes beyond solving diseases: "A cure for cancer is not enough." He wants AI to expand what individuals can do and grant them more power and autonomy — more capable models should mean more empowered people. NCRenic mockingly retorts that Altman hasn't done anything to cure cancer himself.
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