Gary Marcus: It's Generative AI We Can't Control, So Pause That Specific Technology
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-05
Commenting on a NYC City Council hearing featuring Dan Kokotajlo and hosted by Speaker Menin, Gary Marcus pushed back on the opening claim that "we do not know how to control any AI system yet." He noted that many AI systems, like AlphaGo and GPS routing, have no control issues.
What's actually true, he argued, is that we don't know how to control generative AI — so that specific technology is what should be paused until we do.
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