Gary Marcus calls Neel Nanda's take on AI safety funder diversity 'superficial'
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-14
Neel Nanda said he was impressed by the diversity of funders behind an AI safety org — half of whom he didn't know funded AI safety work. Gary Marcus pushed back: the analysis is naive and superficial, ignoring ideology, shared social circles, and geography. A small spat over how diverse AI safety funding really is.
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