Gary Marcus opposes Sanders' proposal for a permanent ban on superhuman AI research
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-04
Gary Marcus publicly opposes the proposal from Sanders and Casar for a permanent, unilateral ban on all research into superhuman AI. While he believes a pause may be needed and has advocated for an AI agency (testifying before the U.S. Senate in 2023), he argues a sweeping permanent ban is too broad: "We want to get to a good AI future, not a backward AI future." The quoted tweet argues we should stop banning things based on hypothetical risks and address real ones instead.
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