An Australian man turned to artificial intelligence to design an experimental treatment for his dog, who was suffering from late-stage cancer, saving her from certain death. For over a year, the dog, Rosie, did not receive a proper diagnosis for her illness, and her condition deteriorated. After chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery, the costs began to pile up for Paul Cunningham, so he decided to look for other options. Cunningham, an AI specialist from Sydney, said: 'I was in constant contact with ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok to delve into the available cancer treatments.' Following the chatbots' guidance, he spent $3,000 to analyze Rosie's genome and used the same tools to analyze DNA data before turning to AlphaFold, a scientific AI model. On ChatGPT's recommendation, the Australian sought help from a team at the University of New South Wales and other Australian researchers. Today, Rosie is in a much better condition, her tumor has shrunk, and she is partially recovering after receiving an mRNA vaccine last December, followed by a strong immunotherapy. Her owner confirmed that she 'has become much more active.' Her story caught the attention of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the developer of ChatGPT, who called it 'an amazing story.' Paul Cunningham does not claim to have found a magical cure, but his struggle highlights the potential of AI to accelerate medical research, according to researchers.
