Gary Marcus warns inadequately-aligned AI could cause major damage within months
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-04
AI critic Gary Marcus warns that "unreliable and inadequately-aligned but overly-empowered AI is going to cause major damage years before we get to AGI" — possibly within the next year or two, maybe even the next few months. He describes the field as "up a creek without a paddle," arguing the industry underweights near-term risks from today's flawed models while chasing AGI.
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