'Cancer researchers devastated by cure for cancer' — mocking AI doom narratives
andrewgwils · x · 2026-10-12
andrewgwils mocks the narrative that AI success harms researchers: 'Cancer researchers are devastated by cure for cancer. What will they do now?' — a sarcastic take on worries that AI progress devalues scientific careers.
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