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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, "as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI", Palantir CTO tells CBS News' "Face the Nation"

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AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, "as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI", Palantir CTO tells CBS News' "Face the Nation"

www.businessinsider.com

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

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

www.businessinsider.com

Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.

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I might not be a doctor, but something is telling me this is a bad idea even if cancer is cured tomorrow.

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