Gary Marcus mocks Meta's attempt to replay failed AI replacement strategy
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-27
Gary Marcus highlighted that Meta considered firing staff to replace them with AI but stopped because it wouldn't work. He mocked Zuckerberg for trying to rerun the failed path of Facebook M, questioning the hype around Meta's AI assistant and agents.
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