Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus disputes Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s prediction that AI could cure most human disease within five to ten years, calling the timeline naive and absurd. He argues that disease treatment faces technical, economic, and regulatory hurdles that cannot be shortcut, noting that no AI-designed drug has yet reached clinical adoption despite over a decade of effort. Marcus cites several medical experts who have publicly rejected Amodei’s claim, pointing out that cancer alone comprises over 200 distinct diseases and that regulatory approval requires years of clinical trials.
