Palantir CTO: some AI researchers took up smoking, betting AI will cure cancer
zainhas · x · 2026-10-13
Palantir's CTO claimed some AI researchers have started smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer anyway. The quote, shared via Kalshi and mocked by zainhas as unprecedented stupidity, circulated as an emblem of extreme — some would say delusional — AI optimism among industry insiders.
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