Ex-OpenAI science head Kevin Weil: US must use AI and robotics to win back pharma before it's too late
beffjezos · x · 2026-10-23
Former OpenAI science head Kevin Weil warns the US is losing its pharmaceutical capabilities to China the same way it lost manufacturing — offshoring piece by piece until the muscle was gone. Citing Andy Grove, he argues abandoning commodity manufacturing locks you out of tomorrow's emerging industries. The fix: change the economics with robotics, AI, and automation before it's too late. e/acc figure beffjezos amplified it: "He's correct, we have to bio/acc."
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