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Reid Hoffman Thinks Doctors Should Ask AI for a Second Opinion

Reid Hoffman backs clinical AI despite known LLM medical inaccuracies, positioning his Manas startup to capitalize on healthcare system AI adoption for cancer research and FDA drug approval support.

Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: WIRED AIBY sys://pipeline

Reid Hoffman argues that doctors should use frontier AI models as second opinions despite research showing large language models provide inaccurate medical information. His startup Manas AI aims to accelerate cancer drug discovery, while he also advocates for AI-powered medical assistants in the NHS and AI support for FDA drug approvals.

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