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Palantir CTO says AI researchers are taking up smoking
Original: Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer
Palantir's chief technology officer Shyam Sankar said some AI researchers have started smoking because they expect AI to soon cure cancer, making the health risk irrelevant in their view. The remark, reported by Business Insider, has drawn attention as a striking illustration of how confident some in the AI field are that the technology will transform medicine.
Why now: The claim is a provocative snapshot of Silicon Valley's near-messianic expectations for AI in healthcare.
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- Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer · Business Insider
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