Curing cancer is the least compelling case for AGI, researchers argue
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-11-14
Ruxandra Teslo pushes back on the "AGI will cure cancer" narrative: China went from a backwater to leading the US in cancer therapeutics in a decade, proving progress doesn't need AGI. Specialized biology models are more practical; data and human experimentation remain the real bottlenecks. A quoted post adds that disbelief in material progress—postmodern nihilism—is the main obstacle, not technical difficulty. Retweeted by Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje.
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