Gary Marcus: Doomers who can't tell an LLM from Claude Code are arguing in a muddle
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-15
Gary Marcus criticizes "panicky doomers" for ignoring how different kinds of AI systems actually work. His example: if you think a giant LLM is the same thing as Claude Code, you don't understand what's going on, and arguments get muddled into a messy stew.
His core point: sound policies and predictions require treating models as more than black boxes — "learn some AI, if you want to talk about it."
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