Gary Marcus quips: does every alien civilization wreck itself in an LLM phase?
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-14
Prominent AI critic Gary Marcus posted a tongue-in-cheek question: whether every alien civilization goes through an 'LLM phase' that wrecks its civilization, and whether any manage to make it out the other side — a characteristic satirical jab at current AI development from one of the field's best-known skeptics.
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