Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer

Based AI People Are Supposedly Smoking Because AI Will Cure Cancer

Probably best not to treat this like a real trend.

Palantir CTO Says Some AI Researchers Are So Sure It Will Cure Cancer They’ve Started 'Smoking'

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar calls AI doomsday predictions theological, while warning that extreme optimism amounts to ‘mass psychosis,'

Palantir CTO Says AI Researchers Are Taking Up Smoking, Betting AI Will Cure Cancer, Warns of 'Mass Psychosis'

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says some AI researchers smoke to signal their belief that the technology will cure cancer, but provided no names or evidence.

Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer

Forget sleepmaxxing and cold plunging: smoking is the new lifestyle flex among AI researchers. At least, that's according to Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, who said some AI researchers are taking up smoking to signal their belief that AI will eventually cure cancer. "So many AI researchers have…