Sam Altman says curing cancer with AI is 'not enough', industry should aim higher
dioscuri · x · 2026-09-06
Sam Altman said that curing cancer with AI is "not enough" and the industry should "set our sights higher." The poster quips that curing cancer is one of the few post-AGI goals everyone can agree on — after that, things get a lot messier.
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