Satirical letter swaps math for cancer to skewer AI panic
Chris_Brannigan · x · 2026-09-12
- Michael Eisen publishes a satirical piece mimicking the Fields Medalists' letter of concern about AI solving math — but with "math" replaced by "cancer," claiming LLMs' cancer-curing abilities have advanced so far they can now cure previously untreatable cancers.
- Chris Brannigan shares it, asking: if cancer researchers wrote such a letter, would anyone side with them?
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