Gary Marcus challenges AI doomers to bet on humanity's destruction by 2030
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-12
Michael Shermer proposed a public wager — "AI will destroy all humanity by December 31, 2030" — inviting AI doomers to bet through the Long Bet system (Long Now Foundation). Gary Marcus, who agrees with Shermer, shared it with a challenge: "Doomers, put your money where your mouth is?"
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