Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer

Fecha de publicación: 12 de octubre de 2026, 11:31

Palantir's CTO Shyam Sankar said taking up smoking has become a way for AI researchers to show how much they believe in AI. Tom Brenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images Some AI researchers are picking up cigarettes, Palantir's CTO said. Why? They think AI is going to cure cancer anyway, Shyam Sankar…