Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/palantir-cto-says-some-ai-researchers-are-taking-up-smoking-because-they-expect-ai-to-cure-cancerContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Palantir CTO Claims AI Researchers Take Up Smoking Expecting a Curehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/palantir-cto-says-some-ai-researchers-are-taking-up-smoking-because-they-expect-ai-to-cure-cancerhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/palantir-cto-says-some-ai-researchers-are-taking-up-smoking-because-they-expect-ai-to-cure-cancer#u125601Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:38:08 +0000Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar claimed that certain artificial intelligence researchers have started smoking cigarettes because they expect the technology to cure cancer, viewing the habit as a signal or flex of their intense faith in future medical advancements. Speaking on CBS Face the Nation on October 11, 2026, Sankar criticized extreme stances surrounding artificial intelligence, describing both doomsday warnings and utopian expectations as social delusions and forms of mass psychosis reflecting theological beliefs rather than rational analysis.Why it mattersSankar made th