Episode

AI and Cancer: Why Superintelligence Won’t Get Us to a Cure

Podcast: Your Undivided Attention
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Duration seconds: 2829
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Summary

"AI will cure cancer" is the promise driving the race to superintelligence. But what if it's a false promise being used to justify an unfettered race for profit? That's what Dr. Emilia Javorsky argues on this week's episode. She makes the case that AI can revolutionize medicine, but not in the way we're being sold.