Anthropic essay argues a job apocalypse is not imminent, says Gary Marcus
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-07-23
Peter McCrory of Anthropic wrote a thoughtful essay on employment, and Google DeepMind’s Alex Olegimas endorsed it.
Gary Marcus says he broadly agrees with the argument: a job apocalypse is not imminent, and current disruption is still too limited to justify extreme near-term forecasts.
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