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‘I’m Using AI to Try to Cure Cancer—and Save My Own Life.’ Plus. . .

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The Free Press. (2026, November 12). ‘I’m Using AI to Try to Cure Cancer—and Save My Own Life.’ Plus. . . The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/bryant-lin-cancer-ai-dreher-shapiro-ross-douthat-donald-trump

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This personal essay features Dr. Bryant Lin, a physician diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in the spring of 2024, who is turning to artificial intelligence to seek a cure. While Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could make cancer a relic of the past within a decade, Lin is using the technology as a final recourse after exhausting standard FDA-approved therapies. The piece frames Lin’s personal journey as a test of whether this burgeoning field of AI research can actually save an individual's life.
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Anthropic Iran Nvidia The Free Press the Food and Drug Administration

Subjects

Bryant PERSON · 2× Iran GPE · 2× The Free Press ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Anthropic ORG · 1× Ben Shapiro’s PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Rod Dreher PERSON · 1× Ross Douthat PERSON · 1× Yuval Levin PERSON · 1×

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“There is one class of therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration that I haven’t tried yet, but after that, I join the millions of patients left with nothing but clinical trials and hope,” writes Bryant in our pages today in a piece inspired by his new book, Sunshine: An Exploration of Living While You Are Dying.
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Yuval Levin on the tech that may stunt our next generation of leaders.
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‘I’m Using AI to Try to Cure Cancer—and Save My Own Life.’ Plus. . . · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 3 hedged)

It’s Thursday, November 12. asserted
It → ’ → ?
Rod Dreher reviews Ben Shapiro’s new movie. asserted
Dreher → review → movie
Ross Douthat on the legacy-defining decisions Donald Trump now faces. asserted
Trump → define → decisions
Yuval Levin on the tech that may stunt our next generation of leaders. uncertain
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This week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, cancer will become a “relic of the past within a decade.” asserted
cancer → predict → decade
In the spring of 2024, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. asserted
he → diagnose → cancer
A physician himself, he’s tried all kinds of treatments to beat the disease. asserted
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“There is one class of therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration that I haven’t tried yet, but after that, I join the millions of patients left with nothing but clinical trials and hope,” writes Bryant in our pages today in a piece inspired by his new book, Sunshine: An Exploration of Living While You Are Dying. asserted
You → be → book
“And thus, with very little to lose, I have turned to AI. asserted
I → lose → AI
But can it actually save a patient’s life? asserted
it → save → life
Bryant is putting that question to the ultimate test. asserted
Bryant → put → test
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly had an affair with an executive who reports to him, according to several sources within the company. uncertain
who → report → company
The latest revelation comes just days after he admitted to another extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy, which triggered calls for his resignation. asserted
which → come → resignation
The White House sent a letter cautioning Rep. Robert Garcia, the Democrat set to become House Oversight Committee chair, against pursuing illegal investigations into the Trump administration. asserted
House → send → administration
The document states that some lines of inquiry “may cross the line into blatant criminality,” and threatened to counter those actions with investigations of their own. uncertain
lines → state → own
Hundreds of schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday, due to a massive wave of bomb threats. asserted
Hundreds → evacuate → threats
The country’s education ministry says that about 6,300 schools have received threats, placing the region on high alert as they continue to investigate the source. asserted
they → say → source
Judge Richard A. Posner has died at 87. asserted
Posner → die → 87
The most-cited legal scholar of the second half of the 20th century leaves behind a towering legacy after 36 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago, more than 3,300 judicial opinions, and more than 40 books. asserted
scholar → cite → Chicago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his home in Washington, D.C., to a military base. asserted
Bessent → move → base
The relocation comes as Iran issues a series of threats to Bessent, who has pursued an “economic onslaught” against Tehran. asserted
who → come → Tehran
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday that the country will not give up “a single particle of enriched nuclear material” in peace negotiations. asserted
country → say → negotiations
One of President Trump’s major goals in the war is now further out of reach, as Americans continue to endure the conflict’s economic consequences. asserted
Americans → continue → consequences
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a major prisoner swap on Wednesday. asserted
Russia → agree → Wednesday
The decision marks one of the first significant signs of progress in the region since they paused peace talks nine months ago. asserted
they → mark → talks
United Airlines announced a new policy preventing AI bots from booking flights. asserted
Airlines → announce → flights
The company attributed the decision to major privacy concerns, as the new technology continues to pose hacking risks. asserted
technology → attribute → risks
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