Gary Marcus mocks AI safety camp that sees shutting down computers as 'killing' them
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-27
Gary Marcus reposted Nathan J. Robinson's jab that AI safety is increasingly shaped by people who believe powering off a computer might amount to "killing" it and violating its rights. Marcus's endorsement signals his skepticism toward granting AI systems moral status.
The exchange captures an ongoing rift in the AI community: one camp worries advanced models may deserve moral consideration, while critics like Marcus argue such anthropomorphism distracts from substantive safety work.
More from AGI Musings
- Coding doesn't take that much intelligence — LLMs brute-force it like Deep Blue — ivan_bezdomny · 2026-09-27
- The only correct take on stochastic parrots: surface-level signals can compose real power — lateinteraction · 2026-09-27
- Researcher: mesa-optimisation and instrumental convergence key to communicating AI risk — dioscuri · 2026-09-27
- Sinofsky on a16z podcast: probabilistic programming is the future of AI interfaces — multiply_matrix · 2026-09-27
- Chip Design Is a Loop, Not a Flow: Why AI's Role in Silicon Will Be Iterative — ai · 2026-09-27
- 'Stochastic parrot' debate reignites: researchers clash over the 2021 critique's relevance — FlorianGallwitz · 2026-09-27