Researcher presses Gary Marcus: which AI worries and policies are actually unjustified?
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-11
davidmanheim challenges Gary Marcus's repeated claim that doomers underestimate human resourcefulness, asking for specifics: which worries should stop, and which safety policies are not justifiable? He argues the criticism lacks concrete, testable claims.
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