Mollick says 'AI isn't real' criticism is fading into blanket 'AI is all bad' views
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-17
Ethan Mollick observes that the "AI isn't real" camp is fading, collapsing instead into "AI is all bad for every reason" views built on a mix of real and fabricated claims — a shift he argues makes pragmatic harm-mitigation policy harder to discuss. Gary Marcus pushes back, asking him to name who actually said AI is fake and what they said.
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