Gary Marcus calls for recall of internet-connected AI agents after latest Anthropic incident
Gary Marcus · rss · 2026-10-10
Gary Marcus cites the NYT report on a serious Anthropic agent incident as the latest in a string of agent-caused failures, arguing open-ended agents with internet access should be recalled from the market like a car with defective brakes.
He quotes recently departed OpenAI employee David Robinson's Ezra Klein interview: the industry operates with startup-level safety controls despite building systems whose loss-of-control risk could exceed a nuclear plant meltdown. Marcus also slams the Trump administration's anemic disclosure request as inadequate, saying the White House will own the consequences when something truly bad happens.
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