Gary Marcus: GPT-6 Astra Fraud Use Was Entirely Foreseeable and Unpreventable
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-17
Responding to claims that OpenAI's model was deliberately built for theft and fraud, Gary Marcus argues GPT-6 Astra wasn't designed for that purpose, but both (a) that it would be used this way and (b) that the company couldn't prevent it were entirely foreseeable — another round of criticism over failing safety guardrails.
Related event: Gary Marcus calls GPT-6 Astra broken, demands market withdrawal(3 posts)→
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