Gary Marcus Amplifies Warning That Sam Altman Is Becoming One of the Most Powerful People on Earth
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-04
Gary Marcus re-shared his earlier warning that Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth, quoting davetroy's sharper attack calling Altman a charlatan and a pathological liar, and arguing that any system placing him in charge of resource allocation is deeply broken. It's the latest salvo in Marcus's long-running public critique of Altman and OpenAI's governance.
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