Biologist: Blocking AI to protect research jobs would be morally indefensible
QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-09-12
A biologist makes a rare strongly-worded argument: if AI could deliver effective cancer treatments faster but researchers resisted to protect their careers or sense of fulfillment, patients would bear the cost — morally indefensible. He concedes concerns about understanding and education deserve answers, but calls attribution concerns a non-issue. Quoting it, AI researcher Quintin Pope adds a sarcastic jab: "math isn't a very meaningful field — if the Millennium Prize problems were really that big a deal, they'd have been solved by now."
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