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Palantir CTO says AI researchers took up smoking to signal faith in AI curing cancer

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says many AI researchers have taken up smoking to signal their faith in AI, according to Decrypt. The report frames the claim as researchers smoking cigarettes to prove AI will cure cancer.

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Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says many AI researchers have taken up smoking to signal their faith in AI.

“Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says many AI researchers have taken up smoking to signal their faith in AI.”
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Decrypt newswire 2026-10-13 17:37 UTC
AI Researchers Are Smoking Cigarettes to Prove AI Will Cure Cancer, Says Palantir Exec

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