Gary Marcus agrees: media only publishes AI framed as apocalypse or money machine
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-18
Gary Marcus endorsed the critique that journalists only get published putting out clickbait that frames AI as either the apocalypse or a money machine, calling it "mostly (not entirely) true, and explains a lot" about the polarized public perception of AI.
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