@packyM: BREAKING: Palantir, $PLTR, CTO has said that some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure c…
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Palantir's CTO reportedly claimed some AI researchers have taken up smoking, believing future AI will cure cancer. The claim highlights growing public discourse around AI's expected medical breakthroughs.
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BREAKING: Palantir, $PLTR, CTO has said that some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer
unusual_whales (@unusual_whales): BREAKING: Palantir, $PLTR, CTO has said that some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer
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