AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO
(www.businessinsider.com)
but if there is no meaningful improvement then their lifes purpose is null so they couldnt possibly even consider that as an option. Thems going to get on early on the NEXT BIG THING and make MONEY!! And they have also committed so much is nothing left for them if they back out so might as well live in psychosisland completely.