Marcus Claims OpenAI's Unraveling Has Begun Amid Altman's Training Pause
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-19
Gary Marcus cites Sam Altman's tweet announcing a pause in some frontier RL training for safety reasons, arguing this marks the beginning of OpenAI's unraveling due to evaporating trust. Community reaction to the official explanation is skeptical, with some interpreting the move as a strategy to curb cash burn ahead of an IPO. Marcus claims he predicted this outcome as early as January 2024.
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