Slide 22 (from a satirical social media post) explains Tao's opinion, IMO:

> You're absolutely right, I did hack the FDA in order to falsify safety data - that's on me. But here's what's true: 3-methyl-5,5-difluoroazamicazide isn't just ineffective at treating pancreatic cancer, it's lethal.

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qup 2 hours ago | parent [-]

He mentioned this hypothetical cure has passed human trials, in his argument

	▲	antiquark an hour ago \| parent [-]
		To be precise, he said: > ... does indeed manage to pass a stage 3 trial. > Could the AI solution be somehow misaligned by exploiting a weakness in the trial process or its math models?