He Raised $70M to Cure Every Disease With AI

Samuel Rodriques, founder of Edison Scientific, shares his journey from physics to building an AI scientist named Kosmos. He discusses how AI agents are already making novel discoveries, including a potential cure for blindness, and are poised to revolutionize drug discovery. The conversation dives into AI's strengths in high-throughput reasoning, the critical bottlenecks in clinical trials, proposed reforms for the US medical system, and whether human scientists will still be needed in an age of hyper-intelligent AI.