AI’s Value, Costs, and Ethical Reflections

Nathan reflects on AI’s consumer surplus, cost relative to medical bills, and moral urgency for AI progress in medicine.

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This deeply personal episode shares how Nathan used AI to navigate his 6-year-old son's cancer diagnosis and treatment journey. He details using GPT-5 Pro, Claude, and Gemini 3 to double-check doctors' decisions, research treatment protocols, plan for potential recurrence scenarios, and handle complex secondary issues like mold remediation during immunosuppression. The episode reveals AI's transformative potential as medical advisors, providing analysis comparable to human doctors while enabling more effective patient advocacy and personalized care planning.

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) A Son's Diagnosis

(06:05) Exponentials & Early Symptoms

(13:30) Crisis on Vacation (Part 1)

(15:00) Sponsors: Framer | Tasklet

(17:41) Crisis on Vacation (Part 2)

(24:26) AI's First Intervention (Part 1)

(34:34) Sponsor: Shopify

(36:31) AI's First Intervention (Part 2)

(36:41) Advocating for Answers