My First Million This guy cured his dog’s cancer with ChatGPT + 4 other crazy AI stories
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Mar 19, 2026 AI Snips
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Anthropic's Meteoric Revenue And Server Risk
- Anthropic reached roughly $6 billion in revenue in one month, eclipsing annual revenue of major enterprise firms and signaling explosive AI monetization.
- Dario Amodei described 10x annual growth and the capital risk of over-investing in servers and chips that could bankrupt the company if growth slows.
Dog's Cancer Cured Using ChatGPT And AlphaFold
- An Australian entrepreneur used ChatGPT, tumor sequencing, AlphaFold, and a lab to design a bespoke vaccine and cured his dog's cancer.
- The hardest part was navigating regulatory and ethics approvals; an existing pet-research umbrella allowed manufacturing and administration.
Million Dollar High School Offer And Its PR Power
- Alpha School will open a high school promising make $1M by graduation or tuition refunded, using AI-driven curriculum to incentivize entrepreneurship.
- Sam and Shaan debate feasibility and argue a lower target (e.g., $100k) might be more realistic while acknowledging the PR power of a $1M promise.