Gary Marcus mocks Anthropic: calls for slowdown while readying new model vs OpenAI
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-19
Gary Marcus quote-posts a Reuters report via Techmeme with the jab "slowdown? what slowdown?" Anthropic is reportedly weighing a new model release to counter OpenAI's momentum since Astra's launch — ahead of a planned IPO and despite CEO Dario Amodei's earlier public call for an AI slowdown, a contradiction Marcus highlights.
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