Gary Marcus launches 'Pause OpenAI' movement, citing outsized AI harms
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-06
Replying to a former OpenAI researcher's claim that working at OpenAI is immoral, Gary Marcus calls on people to join his Pause OpenAI movement and read his related tweets and newsletter.
The quoted view holds that OpenAI is responsible for more of the world's AI harms than everyone else combined, that this cannot be incrementally improved from the inside, and that it must be stopped by someone with real power — a notable escalation in criticism of OpenAI.
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