# Do we need to build God to cure cancer?

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Podcast: [The Argument](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944)
Published: 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00
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AI companies keep promising it will cure cancer. But what does that actually mean — and would an AI capable of doing it be one we'd want to live alongside? Jerusalem Demsas and Kelsey Piper debated the question live in San Francisco, in front of a crowd of researchers, investors, and skeptics who had plenty to say about it. One of them is going to be very wrong. Listen and judge for yourself. (0:00) Is the AI trade-off worth it? (3:54) Are small wins good enough? (10:27) What woul...

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