AI Researchers Are Smoking Cigarettes to Prove AI Will Cure Cancer, Says Palantir Exec

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar revealed that some AI researchers have started smoking cigarettes for a peculiar reason. These tech workers are taking up the habit to signal their absolute faith in artificial intelligence. By smoking, they aim to prove their trust that AI will eventually develop a cure for cancer. This behavior serves as a symbolic gesture to demonstrate their confidence in the future capabilities of the technology they are currently developing.