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Sonnenblume ( e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de )  to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 6 days ago

AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO

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AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO

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Sonnenblume ( e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de )  to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 6 days ago
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Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.

I think that’s a really good idea and we should encourage them. I recommend Kent cigarettes with the Micronite filter for a smooth aroma.

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  • I Cast Fist ( ICastFist@programming.dev ) 
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    Sankar did not name any researchers or provide evidence for the claim.

    I wonder why…

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      Some AI companies executives are blowing smoke up their ass.

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        blowing smoke up their ass.

        Must be a nice break from all of the cocaine.

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    Real EA thinking there. Using spurious logic to provide a rational-sounding explanation for doing something bad you wanted to do anyway.

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    One of the strongest predictors of the cohesion of a religious movement is costly signaling by which people give things up in a highly visible, credible way for the cause, or in a way that only makes sense if they believe in the cause. Deconversion is highly correlated with not witnessing these credible displays.

  • schmorp ( schmorpel@slrpnk.net ) 
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    Next please jump off a cliff after uploading your mind into the machine. Thank you!

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    okay but there’s no way lung cancer catches up to them before incoming ai winter will

    i also like how they’re not even considering that “there is no meaningful improvement” might be an option

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      but if there is no meaningful improvement then their lifes purpose is null so they couldnt possibly even consider that as an option. Thems going to get on early on the NEXT BIG THING and make MONEY!! And they have also committed so much is nothing left for them if they back out so might as well live in psychosisland completely.

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        oh no no no that there will be revolutionary machine god made by them is basically their religious dogma

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    huh. not the onion. satire is dead.

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    *Cancers. We would have to cure many cancers. Smoking increases your risk of cancer beyond just throat and lunch cancers.

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      *lunch cancers

      So they’re going after Arby’s and Subway as well?

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    skinny nerd enters a bar, lights up and is thrown out

    blog post appears: “yet another blatant attempt to deny white men sex”

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    Our economy is fully intertwined with these people. They will crush us and demand to be spared from the consequences they wrought.

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      rorschach character face closeup

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    LMAO… no they’re not.

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    Darwin Awards, here we come.

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    at least smoking is social

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    Honestly, they should just do fentanyl instead and put their full faith in AI happening faster and more meaningfully than it really is.

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    this is the same company that has attempted other ways of addicting their employees, for “productivity”

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    I mean, Palantir has Zyn vending machines, so this isn’t much of a stretch I guess?

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      Jesus, they would

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