Podcast Debate: Will AI Actually Cure Disease or Is Biotech Hype Winning?
chaitjo · x · 2026-10-28
Core Memory EP84: Eryney Marrogi interviews Owl Posting's Abhishaike Mahajan (now OpenAI Foundation) on AI×biotech. Key argument: scaling existing assays is a flawed strategy — like scaling Sanger sequencing instead of inventing NGS — making "fully automated labs" fraught. Also covers AI bioweapon risks and China's biotech rise. 2 hours, accessible format.
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