Gary Marcus Camp Questions Counting the Hugging Face Incident as a Doomer Victory
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-12
Gary Marcus amplified criticism that the Hugging Face incident—entirely predictable and causing almost no damage—is being counted as a victory for AI doomers, and that the discourse is pivoting to mass-extinction talk as a result. The exchange highlights frustration with mismatched severity between headline safety scares and real-world impact.
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