Meme: researcher smokes because AI will cure cancer — ASI says 'quit smoking immediately'

generativist · x · 2026-10-20

A greentext-style meme circulating in AI circles: an AI researcher starts smoking because "AI will cure cancer," then asks the booted-up ASI "how do i not get cancer" — and after thinking, it replies "quit smoking immediately." Self-deprecating satire of the 'future tech will fix it' mindset.

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