Face palm: AI has still not cured cancer or other diseases. But don’t worry, because Anthropic boss Dario Amodei has assured us that in a decade the technology will eliminate not only this disease, but also Alzheimer’s, heart disease and mental illness. The fact that this bold and heavily derided statement was part of his IPO pitch has absolutely nothing to do with it, because who among us doesn’t want to invest in a company that will “create an age of miracles”?
Amodei made his latest wild prediction during an IPO roadshow video the company released yesterday. It’s about 42 minutes long, but the part that gets the most attention is his ambitious plan for the future of medicine.
“You know, today when we look at things like cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, mental illness, in less than a decade, I think these will be relics of the past.”
As if that wasn’t enough to emphasize the divine power of AI, Amodei added that the technology, presumably Anthropic’s, will catapult us into a utopia where disease disappears.
“I think if we do this right, we can create an age of wonders in which humanity is able to solve problems that have eluded us for millennia,” he enthused.
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The CEO obviously had to say something about where his own AI giant fits into all of this. “And I believe that the company that takes the risks correctly will also be the company that has the license to operate, that society trusts and that society believes can achieve the benefits in the right way,” he said. Given the number of incidents involving deceptive AI and the many prophecies of Amodei’s AI-induced destruction, society probably wouldn’t trust Anthropic even if it cured cancer.
Needless to say, Amodei is being torn apart by the medical community over his claims. While some experts have acknowledged that AI could play an important role in the fight against cancer and Alzheimer’s, they say that given the long-term studies involved, there is no chance of a complete cure within 10 years. That will likely be a disappointment to AI researchers, who, according to Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, have started smoking because they are so confident that AI will cure cancer.
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There was also criticism that Amodei used such comments in an IPO pitch. Biotech manager Rami Elghandour said it “smells of desperation.”
— Rami Elghandour (@RamiElghandour) November 11, 2026
To be fair to Amodei, he’s not the only one calling AI a future magical panacea/fountain of youth. Last week, OpenAI President Greg Brockman said AI will make significant advances in biology and health, including disease treatment, over the next 12 to 18 months. He said it could ultimately make even death a choice. Right now, most people would be happy if AI would just stop hacking other companies and worrying everyone.
