"Explain the trade-off on a cancer ward": pushback on Dario's AI slowdown stance
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-13
- Quoted post notes Dario Amodei believes AI could cure most major diseases within 5–10 years.
- The author argues that anyone predicting AI cures for major diseases while proposing to slow AI down should explain that trade-off to someone in a cancer ward, where the clock actually matters.
- A representative counterpoint in the ongoing debate over Dario's pacing proposal.
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