# Taking Superintelligence Seriously Means Taking Disease Eradication Seriously by Vishal Maini > "One of the good things about taking superintelligence seriously is that you also get to take seriously the possibility that almost all diseases will be cured in the next couple of decades. Everyone knows someone who is sick or has lost someone. The prospect that AI could accelerate progress in human health is tremendously exciting, and that is only one of the ways that having extraordinary technology at our fingertips could transform life." > **— Vishal Maini**, *Palisade Research interview, September 29, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and complete contiguous answer:** [Palisade Research interview at 34:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S_Ay87dEy0&t=2078s) — Maini develops the proposition preserved in the poster text. The transcription removes verbal filler and immediate repetition, repairs punctuation, and normalizes obvious caption errors without joining separate speakers or noncontiguous turns. - **Canonical transcript conversion:** [[research/Vishal Maini - Humanity's Machine Successor and the AI Transition|Humanity's Machine Successor — Vishal Maini on Recursive Self-Improvement and the AI Transition]] — preserves the complete source unit, speaker attribution, editorial method, and evidence boundary used for this Reminder. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mechanistic Intelligence Is Humanity's Greatest Liberation|Mechanistic Intelligence Is Humanity's Greatest Liberation]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Vishal Maini|Vishal Maini]] - [[wiki/AI-Driven Biology|AI-Driven Biology]] - [[wiki/Longevity Escape Velocity|Longevity Escape Velocity]] - [[wiki/Superintelligence|Superintelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "One of the good things about taking superintelligence seriously is that you also get to take seriously the possibility that almost all diseases will be cured in the next couple of decades. Everyone knows someone who is sick or has lost someone. The prospect that AI could accelerate progress in human health is tremendously exciting, and that is only one of the ways that having extraordinary technology at our fingertips could transform life." — Vishal Maini, Palisade Research interview, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-vishal-maini-superintelligence-disease-eradication ```