Gary Marcus: AI extinction risk isn't worth losing sleep over, as doom narrative cracks
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-14
Gary Marcus, a prominent AI critic, says 'I don't think extinction is something people should stay up nights about' — a notable softening seized on by AI proponents as the doom narrative losing steam. Melanie Mitchell also calls BS on the narrative that AI companies are losing control of rogue AI, revealing cracks in the fear camp.
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