Accelerationist counterattack: doomers vs AI's life-saving track record in medicine
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-10
Bob Gourley attacks AI doomers — politicians exploiting AI panic and self-styled prophets — and lists concrete ways AI saves lives: 1 in 6 global deaths is cancer, 1 in 20 from preventable accidents; AI-enabled ECGs fight cardiovascular disease, AI drug discovery shows promise, and AI flood forecasting buys reaction time. He calls doomers "a death cult" and urges accelerating AI.
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