Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, "as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI", Palantir CTO tells CBS News' "Face the Nation"www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square164linkfedilinkarrow-up1607arrow-down122
arrow-up1585arrow-down1external-linkAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, "as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI", Palantir CTO tells CBS News' "Face the Nation"www.businessinsider.comArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square164linkfedilink
minus-squareotter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·11 days agoEven if you believe that, then is it also going to cure copd and pulmonary embolisms? I know this is likely just the CTO spewing bull, but 🤦♂️
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·11 days agoDo not interrupt the enemy while they are making a mistake.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoToo bad smoking kills you way too slowly to stop them from doing plenty of damage in the interim. We need to suggest to them a quicker destructive habit. AI-designed wingsuits for BASE jumping, maybe?
Even if you believe that, then is it also going to cure copd and pulmonary embolisms? I know this is likely just the CTO spewing bull, but 🤦♂️
Do not interrupt the enemy while they are making a mistake.
Too bad smoking kills you way too slowly to stop them from doing plenty of damage in the interim.
We need to suggest to them a quicker destructive habit. AI-designed wingsuits for BASE jumping, maybe?