Sam Altman: Dots agent aims beyond bookings, cancer treatment breakthrough possible next year
petergyang · x · 2026-09-30
Peter Yang shares takeaways from a brief Q&A with Sam Altman:
- On Dots personal agents: Plenty of agents book restaurants; Dots' ambition is bigger — expand what users can do and earn enough trust to handle complex tasks, powered by Astra.
- AI in medicine: Altman says something helping treat one type of cancer could appear next year, though the FDA timeline is hard to predict.
- Bonus: He's strongly against young kids scrolling short-form video.
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