Gary Marcus Agrees: AI-Written Code Goes Unchecked, and That's 'Irresponsible'
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-05
Prominent AI critic Gary Marcus endorsed a statement that 'the majority of code is now written by AI, and people do not check it very carefully anymore... Handing over that much to the AI is irresponsible.'
- The context: Jacob Coxon and others testified at a New York City Council AI hearing hosted by Speaker Menin; Coxon opened with 'We do not know how to control any AI system yet.'
- A reply notes that claim is inaccurate—systems like AlphaGo and GPS routing pose no control issues; the real problem is we don't know how to control generative AI specifically.
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