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> Solving cancer also has an unusual level of specification. Where did you read that? "Cancer" is not just a single disease, even though we layman use the ter
by lelanthran 20d ago
> Solving cancer also has an unusual level of specification.
Where did you read that?
"Cancer" is not just a single disease, even though we layman use the term that way. Cancer is a family of diseases, each probably having their own specific solution, but even in each of these individual diseases, there is no specification at the level of any open maths problem.
- intrasight 20d agoI know what cancer is. Many scientists believe that all human adults above the age of about 30 have "cancer". I really meant solving a specific cancer disease for a specific individual, which will require individualized medicine, which will require us to leverage AI to make it possible to do for the general population as opposed to doing it just for Lance Armstrong and the like. I know I'm an optimist, but I really think AI is gonna result in drastically improved healthcare for a much lower price.