Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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 · 10 days agomessage-square164linkfedilink
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·10 days agoCancer isn’t the only reason not to smoke. It’s yucky and makes you stink.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10 days agoI have the impression the group of people the article is talking about are wealthy enough not to be concerned about that.
minus-squareda_cow (she/her)@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoSo nothing would change for them.
minus-square🦄🦄🦄@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoYeah but it’s AI people, it’s not like they have any friends.
Cancer isn’t the only reason not to smoke. It’s yucky and makes you stink.
And it’s insanely expensive
I have the impression the group of people the article is talking about are wealthy enough not to be concerned about that.
Good point
So nothing would change for them.
Yeah but it’s AI people, it’s not like they have any friends.