Redditor argues frontier labs should prove AI power by curing cancer
ProxyLumina · reddit · 2026-11-10
A Reddit user argues that with frontier models like Fable 5.2 potentially reaching superhuman ability in science and logic — and labs already deploying thousands of agents to prove theorems and run experiments — it's time for them to collaborate with scientists and aim that capability at breakthroughs like curing cancer.
Their reasoning: some people remain unconvinced by AI, and nothing would change minds more powerfully than demonstrated results in healthcare. This is a personal opinion post with no technical specifics, but it reflects a sentiment in the community about where AI capability demos should point.
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