Physician rebukes Dario: biology data covers <1%, 10-year cure claim is hyperbole
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-12
Gary Marcus shared a rebuttal by physician Rich Law to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction that cancer, Alzheimer's and heart disease will be cured within 10 years. Law notes existing data covers under 1% of biology, AI might only make a few drugs slightly faster, and clinical trials alone take 5-8 years — calling the claim 'hyperbolic BS'.
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