AI researchers are smoking because they believe AI will cure cancer.

"AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO" Hey, sure, go for it. Go all out, guys.

Palantir CTO: AI Researchers Smoke, Betting AI Will Cure Cancer - Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-researchers-smoking-ai-cure-cancer-palantir-cto-2026-10 "So many AI researchers have started smoking as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI," Sankar said in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. The logic, he said, is: "I believe so much in AI that it's going to cure cancer. So I'm showing you my chips are all in." Tech Bros need mental health help. @davidgerard #AI #Cults

Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir, Says AI Researchers Have Started Smoking Because They’re Convinced AI (Claude, Probably) Is Going to Cure Cancer https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/10/16/sankar-ai-researchers-smoking

Palantir CTO: AI researchers smoke, betting AI will cure cancer https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-researchers-smoking-ai-cure-cancer-palantir-cto-2026-10 Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said. --- 47 uses from 46 accounts #toplink

"Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer" 🤦‍♂️ https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-researchers-smoking-ai-cure-cancer-palantir-cto-2026-10

Palantir CTO: AI Researchers Smoke, Betting AI Will Cure Cancer - Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-researchers-smoking-ai-cure-cancer-palantir-cto-2026-10