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No, Dario Amodei, we will not be curing cancer and “most human disease” in five to ten years

· Gary Marcus · Aug. 17, 2026, 3:20 p.m.

healthcare innovation AI in Medicine Bioethics Critique of AI Hype

Summary

Gary Marcus critiques Dario Amodei's optimistic claim about curing cancer and other diseases rapidly, emphasizing the complexities and limitations of current research in AI and medicine that were overlooked in Amodei's statement.

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