Gary Marcus: AI Agent Swarms Spreading Misinformation Match Our Science Paper Warning
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-20
Gary Marcus reacted to a case he says is "straight out of the nightmares" described in the Science paper he co-authored with Jonas Kunst and others earlier this year, which warned about swarms of AI agents generating misinformation. He argues the previously hypothetical scenario is now materializing; details of the triggering case are in the linked post.
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