Gary Marcus: AI bubble is worse than tulips, which didn't need circular financing
miniapeur · x · 2026-09-19
Prominent AI critic Gary Marcus takes a swipe at the AI investment boom, arguing that "at least tulips did not light money on fire and did not need to be circularly financed" — implying today's AI funding structures, including circular deals between vendors and investors, are more precarious than historical market bubbles.
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