Gary Marcus: Both 'humans extinct in 5 years' and 'everything will be fine' are wrong
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-14
Gary Marcus argues the two dominant AI narratives are both preposterous: 'humans will be extinct in five years' and 'everything's going to be fine.' His boring reality: poorly controlled agents with unrestricted internet access will cause serious harm. Panic doesn't help, and neither does pretending nothing is wrong.
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