Gary Marcus: the 'nobody saw AI security risks coming' narrative is completely false

GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-18

Gary Marcus endorses the claim that the narrative 'nobody believed AI could cause security problems except extinction-predictors' is false. Citing February statements, the quoted poster notes many people, Marcus included, long warned these risks were real—whether a major security event actually occurs in coming years remains to be seen.

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