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Putting the world’s money where their mouth is

October 16, 2026 by Liberal Japonicus

by liberal japonicus From this. Forget sleepmaxxing and cold plunging: smoking is the new lifestyle flex among AI researchers. At least, that’s according to Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, who said some AI researchers are taking up smoking to signal their belief that AI will eventually cure cancer. [snip] The logic, he said, is: “I believe … Read more

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