Some AI Researchers Are Taking up Smoking because They Believe Artificial Intelligence Will Cure Cancer
Shyam Sankar says some researchers smoke to show confidence that artificial intelligence will eventually cure cancer.
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A startling claim is circulating in the heart of the tech industry: Some AI researchers have allegedly started smoking cigarettes to show their enormous faith in artificial intelligence.
Palantir CTO says AI researchers are taking up smoking because they believe AI will cure cancer
Shyam Sankar made the comments while criticising what he described as a “mass psychosis” and “social delusion” surrounding AI in Silicon Valley. He argued that the intense focus on the technology’s potential — including fears about its dangers — can distract from examining its actual impact on workers and businesses.
Some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they believe artificial intelligence will cure cancer
Sankar made his claim during an interview on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. The exec talked about Pascal's quote of how there is a God-shaped vacuum, or hole, in the heart of every person, and how many AI workers in Silicon Valley had filled that hole with the machine...Read Entire Article
"Thank you, I'm trying to start," OSS 117 would say when a cigarette is given to him. That's exactly what researchers do, pretending hard as iron that artificial intelligence will allow them to cure all their ills related to years of smoking.
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