Indexed from Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross’s October 12, 2026 edition. This is an attributed summary; linked-source claims have not been independently verified.
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Palantir’s CTO describes a reported smoking trend among researchers
Claim
The newsletter relays Palantir’s unnamed CTO’s account that some AI researchers have started smoking as a demonstration of confidence in future cures, a behavior the speaker criticizes.
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- Welcome to October 12, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)
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