Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square169linkfedilinkarrow-up1579arrow-down118cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1561arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square169linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 day agoCancer isn’t the only reason not to smoke. It’s yucky and makes you stink.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day 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-up8·23 hours agoSo nothing would change for them.
minus-square🦄🦄🦄@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 hours 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.