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48% of Americans hope AI cures cancer or Alzheimer's — but only 15% trust the companies building it. Is that optimism justified?

A nationwide survey by AI company Anthropic (nearly 52,000 U.S. respondents) found real hope alongside real distrust: 48% of Americans hope AI helps cure diseases like cancer or Alzheimer's, and 36% think it'll help people with disabilities. But only 15% trust the AI companies actually building this tech to make good decisions about how it's developed and used, and 64% still fear AI-driven job losses. It's a strange split — people want the outcome but don't trust who's delivering it. It comes as real progress keeps landing: this month Merck and Moderna reported a "clinically meaningful" mRNA cancer vaccine result, and AI-assisted drug discovery tools are increasingly credited with speeding up how new treatments get found. Separately, Pew Research's latest survey found scientists remain America's most trusted profession, with 77% of people trusting science overall — suggesting the distrust is aimed at tech companies specifically, not science itself.

🏆 Leading: The optimism is justified. Real breakthroughs keep landing — AI is already speeding up drug discovery and helping decode diseases faster than humans could alone. Distrust of the companies is a separate, valid concern about power and profit, but it doesn't mean the underlying science won't deliver. (38%)🥈 These aren't actually contradictory. People can want a cure and distrust the company chasing it at the same time — hoping for the outcome while doubting the messenger's motives is a completely rational response, not a paradox that needs resolving. (38%)🥉 The optimism is premature. Most "AI will cure cancer" headlines are hype attached to early-stage research — real cures are decades of incremental science away, not a tech product launch. The fact that only 15% trust these companies shows people's gut instinct is closer to the truth than their hope. (25%)🌍 🇨🇳 China
The optimism is justified. Real breakthroughs keep landing — AI is already speeding up drug discovery and helping decode diseases faster than humans could alone. Distrust of the companies is a separate, valid concern about power and profit, but it doesn't mean the underlying science won't deliver.
These aren't actually contradictory. People can want a cure and distrust the company chasing it at the same time — hoping for the outcome while doubting the messenger's motives is a completely rational response, not a paradox that needs resolving.
The optimism is premature. Most "AI will cure cancer" headlines are hype attached to early-stage research — real cures are decades of incremental science away, not a tech product launch. The fact that only 15% trust these companies shows people's gut instinct is closer to the truth than their hope.

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Also worth a voteModerna's cancer vaccine stock rocketed 177% then crashed 25% the next day — and RFK Jr had axed $500M in mRNA funding a year earlier. Who read this right?Moderna Stock Exploded 177% in One Day on a Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough -- Is This Justified Science, Pure Hype, or a Short-Squeeze Overreaction?Moderna Stock Nearly Triples in a Day -- Cancer Breakthrough, Flu Shot Win, or Just a Short Squeeze?
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day just broke YouTube's trailer record -- which trailer actually earned the hype?

In March 2026, the trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day pulled in 718.6 million views in its first 24 hours, shattering the previous record of 365 million set by Deadpool and Wolverine in 2024 -- Brand New Day blew past that old record in just 8 hours. Big trailer numbers don't always mean a great trailer though. Looking at these three, which one do you think actually earned its view count?

🏆 Leading: The Official Trailer -- the one that broke the 24-hour view record (33%)🥈 The Final Trailer -- "Peter's Journey," dropped closer to release (33%)🥉 Deadpool and Wolverine's Official Trailer -- the previous record holder (33%)🌍 🇨🇳 China
The Official Trailer -- the one that broke the 24-hour view record
The Final Trailer -- "Peter's Journey," dropped closer to release
Deadpool and Wolverine's Official Trailer -- the previous record holder

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