Ryder Callahan (@ryder_callahan)October 17, 2026

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar Claims AI Researchers Have Started Smoking to Show Their Belief That AI Will Cure...

Name: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar Claims AI Researchers Have Started Smoking to Show Their Belief That AI Will Cure...
Uploaded: 2026-10-17T17:16:07.887205Z
Duration: 21 s
Description: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar claims that "so many AI researchers have started smoking" as a way of signaling "how much they believe in AI." According to Sankar,...

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar claims that "so many AI researchers have started smoking" as a way of signaling "how much they believe in AI."
According to Sankar, the behavior is meant to show their confidence that AI will cure cancer.