Gary Marcus Rants: Tech Enthusiasm Has Become a 'Condescending, Scientifically Ignorant Cult'
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-07
Prominent AI critic Gary Marcus says he doesn't understand how technophilia turned into a condescending and scientifically ignorant cult, guessing social media dynamics or money are to blame, and lamenting that tech should be a good thing — not what it has become.
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