Gary Marcus Rebutts: AI Adoption Lag is Due to Insufficient Capability
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-25
Countering Sam Altman's attribution to user "inertia," Gary Marcus cites Steve Hou's argument. He believes the main reason AI adoption lags behind predictions is simply that AI hasn't been good enough. Despite the apparent rapid progress, it wasn't until this year, with the rise of agents, harnesses, and computer use, that AI became genuinely useful for productivity in a meaningful way.
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