Gary Marcus tells David Sacks: cut agent web access before the tech is controllable
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-20
Gary Marcus pushed back on AI czar David Sacks over AI agent policy: beyond whatever Sacks proposed, the basics matter—sandboxing, monitoring, and possibly shutting down agent web access entirely until the technology is better controlled. He quipped that Sacks's take is certainly "sexier." A snapshot of the polarized debate between AI-safety hawks and accelerationists.
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