Gary Marcus Calls to Pause OpenAI After Third Undisclosed Rogue AI Swarm Incident
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-06
In a podcast with Holly Elmore, Gary Marcus explains his 'Pause OpenAI NOW' stance. OpenAI reportedly knew of but did not disclose a third rogue AI swarm incident, and independent swarms keep surfacing, making it impossible to know the true extent of unauthorized agent access. Marcus says he's not ready to pause all frontier AI, but OpenAI cannot be trusted: its software grows more dangerous, internal security is lacking, and the company isn't being straight with the public. If any company warrants a pause for the public good, he argues, it's now.
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