Gary Marcus: only media, doomers, Big Tech and tech-libertarians misread the cybersecurity fiasco
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-18
Gary Marcus argues that the only groups who have gotten the current cybersecurity fiasco completely wrong are the media, doomers, big tech companies with money at stake, and anti-regulatory technolibertarians—while everyone who actually works in cybersecurity sees it for what it is. The post is a pointed stance in the ongoing AI risk and regulation debate.
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