Gary Marcus tells critics to watch his TED talk: 1.6M plays on AI risks
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-16
In a heated exchange, Gary Marcus told critics they'd completely misunderstood his position, linking his 2023 TED talk "The urgent risks of runaway AI — and what to do about them" (1.6M+ plays). In it he argues untrustworthy AI is being integrated at dangerously high speed, risks becoming a misinformation machine, and calls for a global nonprofit body to regulate the technology.
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