Now, by the way, that's why artificial intelligence is such an exciting breakthrough in terms of not just in computational things, but in the ability to look over data at a pace and at a size that no human being could. So we're really excited that AI is going to help with cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Martin E. Dempsey
Retired Army general; former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In a podcast episode published in May 2020, retired General Martin Dempsey said AI could analyze data at a speed and scale beyond a person and help diagnose and treat cancer.
Retired Army general and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffPublished May 13, 2020 · date of remarks not establishedThe Jordan Harbinger Show, episode 351
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Honestly, the one thing you learn is that your cancer is -- it may be typed. Mine was throat cancer, but it's not the same as necessarily to someone else who had throat cancer. Now, by the way, that's why artificial intelligence is such an exciting breakthrough in terms of not just in computational things, but in the ability to look over data at a pace and at a size that no human being could. So we're really excited that AI is going to help with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Jordan Harbinger: [00:18:30] If I were in your shoes at that point, I would have gone, "Did I breathe in too many gas fumes in Saudi Arabia or where we breathe it in the Iraqi burning oil fields or whatever was going on?"
What this quote does not say
- Dempsey makes this benefit claim while discussing his own throat cancer and the fact that cancers of the same type can differ; it is specific to diagnosis and treatment and does not claim that AI is generally safe or beneficial.
- This is a later balancing statement about a medical benefit, not a retraction of concerns about AI risks in other domains.
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