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

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that some AI researchers have taken up smoking as a way of signaling their belief in AI. According to Sankar, the logic is that they believe AI will eventually cure cancer, so they are showing their commitment to the technology. He did not name any researchers or provide evidence for the claim.

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