Gary Marcus slams AI doomers for downplaying climate risk
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-16
Gary Marcus boosts Nathan Robinson's critique of the "AI will kill us all" crowd, who are now actively downplaying climate risk. Robinson argues this evidence-free science fiction distracts humanity from the actual serious threats it faces right now; Marcus adds sarcastically that the young man is clearly no expert on climate risk. The latest exchange in the long-running feud between AI x-risk advocates and real-world risk advocates.
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