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Palantir CTO Says Researchers Smoke to Believe AI Cures Cancer
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- Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said researchers smoke to show belief AI will cure cancer.
- Sankar made comment during a CBS News “Face the Nation” interview on Sunday.
- Business Insider reported a group of tech founders, engineers, investors have embraced cigarettes networking or to appear relaxed.
- Founder Avi Schiffmann said AI robots will cure lung cancer when they appear.
- Schiffmann invoked Pascal’s “God-shaped hole” to describe a quasi-religious faith in AGI.