Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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-square183linkfedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down124
arrow-up1602arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square183linkfedilink
minus-squareotter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·7 days agoEven if you believe that, then is it also going to cure copd and pulmonary embolisms? I know this is likely just the CTO spewing bull, but 🤦♂️
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 days agoDo not interrupt the enemy while they are making a mistake.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoToo bad smoking kills you way too slowly to stop them from doing plenty of damage in the interim. We need to suggest to them a quicker destructive habit. AI-designed wingsuits for BASE jumping, maybe?
Even if you believe that, then is it also going to cure copd and pulmonary embolisms? I know this is likely just the CTO spewing bull, but 🤦♂️
Do not interrupt the enemy while they are making a mistake.
Too bad smoking kills you way too slowly to stop them from doing plenty of damage in the interim.
We need to suggest to them a quicker destructive habit. AI-designed wingsuits for BASE jumping, maybe?