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Palantir’s CTO claims AI researchers are smoking to prove they believe AI will cure cancer, and he says it’s a sign of tech-fueled ‘mass psychosis’

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  1. 2026-10-13 18:51 · Fortune AI
    Palantir’s CTO claims AI researchers are smoking to prove they believe AI will cure cancer, and he says it’s a sign of tech-fueled ‘mass psychosis’
  2. 2026-10-12 23:14 · r/antiai
    AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO
  3. 2026-10-12 14:56 · r/artificial
    AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO

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