Gary Marcus: the two dumbest AI policy ideas are doing nothing and jailing superintelligence researchers
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-15
Prominent AI critic Gary Marcus names the two dumbest AI policy ideas (in no order): 1) doing nothing, and 2) putting people in jail for researching superintelligence. He laments that these are pretty much the only alternatives most people are considering — a jab at how polarized the AI policy debate has become, leaving no room for a middle path.
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