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“AI will do it”
Elon Musk
Founder, xAI
On X, Musk replied to a post about Amodei’s call for AI companies to prove themselves by curing cancer.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 6, 2026
Reported
“AI will do it”
Founder, xAI
On X, Musk replied to a post about Amodei’s call for AI companies to prove themselves by curing cancer.
Reported
“The thing that will work is actually curing cancer.”
Co-founder & CEO, Anthropic
Discussing public trust, Amodei acknowledged that AI companies had yet to deliver their promised benefits and called for results.
Interview published
“[H]umanity could benefit from the proceeds of that, like cures for cancer …”
Co-founder, Google DeepMind
Speaking with Cleo Abram, Hassabis described developing focused scientific AI systems alongside AGI. The interview was recorded March 5.
Davos session
“It will help us cure cancer.”
Co-founder & CEO, Anthropic
At Davos, Amodei described the benefits he expected from powerful AI, while also warning about serious risks.
Interview published
“… trying to cure cancer through drug discovery …”
Co-founder, LinkedIn & Manas AI
Asked what excited him about 2026, Hoffman pointed to Manas AI’s ambitions. He also acknowledged that some AI expectations were overhyped.
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“[Y]ou could choose to cure cancer by having AI do a bunch of research …”
Co-founder & CEO, OpenAI
Arguing for more computing capacity, Altman contrasted using AI for cancer research with offering free education worldwide.
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