Altman hails AI as biggest boom in commerce history; Gary Marcus calls it the pump after fear marketing failed
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-04
Sam Altman declared AI will become "the largest boom in the history of global commerce." Jen Zhu and Gary Marcus shared the quote with a jab: fear marketing failed, so now comes the pump — a characteristic skeptic take on Altman's industry narrative.
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