Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir, Says AI Researchers Have Started Smoking Because They’re Convinced AI (Claude, Probably) Is Going to Cure Cancer
In a CBS Face the Nation appearance, Palantir's CTO offered commentary on the intense conviction some AI researchers have in artificial intelligence, suggesting they've adopted AGI as a quasi-religious belief system. The excerpt includes Sankar's claim that some researchers are signaling their AI faith through unconventional means, and critiques what he terms a 'mass psychosis' around AI expectations. The article's author dismisses much of this as hyperbole but speculates it may apply to Anthropic researchers.
Key points
- Sankar argues Silicon Valley has replaced religion with AGI belief
- Claims some AI researchers engage in performative behavior to signal AI faith
- Critiques unrealistic expectations around AI solving major problems like cancer
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