Gary Marcus mocks AI industry strategies: Doom, Gloom, and Pay-When-It-Works
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-01
Gary Marcus listed six strategies the AI industry has tried, suggesting the sector looks increasingly desperate:
- Doom: AI civilizations destroying us.
- Gloom: Everyone losing their jobs.
- Nerd Rapture: AI surpassing all humans next year.
- Terror: Fear-mongering about China.
- Price Wars: Massive discounts.
- New Model: Paying only when it works.
He quipped that for an industry allegedly wrapping the world around its finger, they look more desperate every week.
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