Gary Marcus Pushes Back on Claim Anthropic Leaked Jensen Story
AlexTensor · x · 2026-11-16
Gary Marcus weighs in on the dispute over whether Anthropic leaked information about Jensen to the press and whether the coverage amounted to a smear campaign. His three points:
- He is baffled by the certainty that it was "pretty much certain" Anthropic was the leaker, saying he neither confirms nor denies it.
- Since Jensen resigned and many claims about him appear to be true, calling it a smear is unfair: Jensen did bad things and chose to resign when confronted, though which specific issues forced him out is unknown.
- He agrees whoever outed Jensen had a motive, but says the motive is not actually known — likening it to a murder mystery with many suspects.
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