“If today we look at things like cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease, mental illness — these will be relics of the past in, I think, less than a decade.”
Co-founder and CEO, Anthropic
Said Nov 10, 2026Deadline Nov 10, 2036Anthropic IPO roadshow video, released November 10, 2026 (statement at ~40:38)
Deadline is November 2036; the claim drew immediate pushback from physicians (including former German health minister Karl Lauterbach) who called a ten-year cure timeline for cancer, Alzheimer's and mental illness implausible.