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AI 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"
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cm0002 infosec.pub cm0002@infosec.pub
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KhitomerAccordion lemy.lol KhitomerAccordion@lemy.lol
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Then their deaths will not only be self caused but hilarious

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rumschlumpel feddit.org rumschlumpel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply

Yuck, smoking cigarettes is stupid and egoistical even if you don't get cancer from it. And it looks like the people in these companies really do believe their own propaganda.

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disorderly lemmy.world disorderly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-27
#4 · Quote Reply

You know what? I like this.

In the best case, AI really does simply "cure cancer" and they have their day. In all of the more likely cases, we get to watch them try to quit in a few years while looking like the idiotic ego cases they are.

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cymbal_king lemmy.world cymbal_king@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Too bad smoking has more negative health impacts beyond just cancer...

(Edit: easier to understand image)

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rumschlumpel feddit.org rumschlumpel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
#6 · Quote Reply

Too bad smoking has more negative health impacts beyond just cancer... (Edit: easier to understand image)

I know some of these words.

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cymbal_king lemmy.world cymbal_king@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
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I know some of these words.

Good point. I switched in an easier to understand image

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SaharaMaleikuhm feddit.org SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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#8 · Quote Reply

Another marketing attempt. Stop eating these up

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StabbingSky lemmy.zip StabbingSky@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-30
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Too bad smoking has more negative health impacts beyond just cancer... (Edit: easier to understand image)

AI will fix those too

- morons

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rumschlumpel feddit.org rumschlumpel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
#10 · (edited) Quote Reply

Good point. I switched in an easier to understand image

Thanks, that helps a lot!

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