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Folks, AFAIK this is *literally not a possible outcome of the trial*, as Elon has waived the right to any cash payment to him, instead assigning any monetary damages to OpenAI’s nonprofit. @PursueOpti

Gary Marcus reflects on changing public perception of Sam Altman, noting that skepticism toward Altman's claims was once dismissed as hatred but has become more mainstream. The post suggests a shift i

I predict this will be the most embarrassing cover in the history of this magazine. This is like putting Enron executives on your cover, or doing a gauzy special report on Bernie Madoff. Sam Altman is

Important new development. AI company employees have an enormous amount of power — far more than they realize. Absent legislation, AI co worker power is one of the key levers to shaping what the indus

In vividly explaining how he deceived Musk about his commitment to the nonprofit, without a trace of remorse, OpenAI’s Brockman has done Musk’s counsel quite a service. Brockman’s also been pretty gre

Katie Miller began following Gary Marcus on X (formerly Twitter). Gary Marcus is a cognitive scientist and AI researcher known for his public commentary on artificial intelligence and technology polic

Major new class action lawsuit accuses Meta of copyright infringement around AI training. It says they trained on pirated books, and that AI books flooding the market demonstrates market harm. These l

This post by AI researcher Gary Marcus appears to reference a witness or testimony related to Elon Musk, using a lighthearted tone to encourage civil discourse. Without access to the specific tweet co

This post by AI researcher Gary Marcus summarizes major events in OpenAI's recent history across three acts: ChatGPT's record-breaking success, the dramatic firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman, and

So let me make sure I’ve got this correct: >Google gives Anthropic cash to pay Google for compute. >anthropic gives compute away for a loss, and this discounted compute draws in large user bases to ca

Thank you @UN Secretary General @antonioguterres for an excellent discussion on the current state of AI capabilities, and the urgent need for robust global governance. International collaboration is c

Today, the CEO of @coinbase announced a 14% headcount reduction. Let's talk about why. He cites AI as a core reason for the shift, alongside market dynamics - though we don't know whether each of thos

Too early to tell how the trial ends, but if Elon does win, the takeaway might be in part that Greg Brockman made two immense blunders: 1. Writing down all that stuff in his diary 2. Blowing off Elon’

Gary Marcus critiques the gap between AI aspirations and current reality, suggesting that instead of achieving transformative 'singularity' breakthroughs, AI development has become cyclical—repeating

While AI leaders warn superintelligent AI could cause human extinction, governments are asleep at the wheel. The companies building superintelligence admit the danger, yet expect to create the tech wi

Gary Marcus explores hypothetical scenarios and consequences if OpenAI were to fail or lose its competitive position in the AI industry. The post likely examines implications for AI development, the b

Almost every warning that I have issued over the last several years has come true. You better hope to God or Darwin or whoever you believe in that this one is wrong. Accidental nuclear war is a potent

🌐At the @UN, @Yoshua_Bengio briefed @antonioguterres on AI governance, followed by a reception with @CanadaUN & @DavidLametti opened by @EgriseldaL As AI risks grow, global coordination matters. 🔗AI D

Confirmed 2.5 years later, by Greg Brockman. Remember how Sam Altman told the US Senate he had no “direct” investment in OpenAI? and how they gushed over his apparent selflessness? 👉He didn’t mention

Gary Marcus and Sam Altman testified before the Senate regarding AI oversight, with Marcus noting that two individuals stood up during the hearing and asserting that one of them told the truth. This r

Gary Marcus criticizes overhyped AI claims, with the term 'marcussed' referring to his practice of debunking exaggerated AI assertions. The post appears to reference a discussion with Yann LeCun about

🚨 GREG BROCKMAN JUST CONFESSED UNDER OATH Q: You have an ownership interest in this cap profit company. Brockman: That is accurate. Q: And you invested 0 in order to acquire that interest. Correct? Br

Greg Brockman’s diary is well on its way to being the most famous, impactful diary of the 21st century. takeaway from Greg Brockman testimony at Elon vs. OpenAI trial today is that no grown man should

Hey filthy rich AI warlords who have alienated most of the population, don’t say I didn’t try to warn you.🤷‍♂️ “Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating what one researcher and critic has been say

If you need proof of why AI output can't be trusted by default watch that page for more than 1 minute for any given LLM that produces output in there. An amazing time capsule of the unevenness of curr

NEW paper from Sakana AI (ICLR 2026). A 7B Conductor model just hit SOTA on GPQA-Diamond and LiveCodeBench by orchestrating other LLMs instead of solving problems itself. (great paper! bookmark it!) T

VR founder Jaron Lanier says a future where people are paid for the data they give AI is better than one where everyone depends on billionaires to survive 'artificial intelligence is a marketing term,

Way stronger. Today was huge for Musk, bad for OpenAI. The case against OpenAI is getting markedly stronger now that Musk is off the stand. Why? Musk’s lawyer is interrogating OpenAI founder Greg Broc

Well-known, well-respected AI expert Stuart Russell is now testifying at the Musk-OpenAI trial – despite OpenAI’s BS attempts to exclude him. Read the backstory here: A new filing just dropped in the

Why do these influencers always say “just published” for papers published last year? This paper is great, and I have written extensively about it in my newsletter. But c’mon. Apple didn’t “just publis

Gary Marcus reported that Greg Brockman, OpenAI's President, had a $10 million side deal with Sam Altman during OpenAI's early nonprofit period that was not disclosed to Elon Musk or documented in non

agreed The core argument of my latest article 'There is no AI race' was that the 'AI race' between the US and China is a manufactured narrative concocted by US tech companies to serve their corporate

Altman’s bait-and-switch: So, my problem with this is, Altman basically admits he's been running a confidence game for years about this singularity stuff, then pivots when it becomes inconvenient, and

Brian Moore's interactive clock comparison tool demonstrates the significant performance gaps and inconsistencies across different AI systems when performing the seemingly simple task of displaying ti

“In summary, there is very little evidence for LLMs benefiting patients or doctors for health outcomes” - Dr. @EricTopol Read his full review here: https://open.substack.com/pub/erictopol/p/the-parado

It’s been almost six weeks since Jensen Huang claimed we had achieved AGI. Why don’t I feel any different? https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/03/23/nvidias-jensen-huang-says-he-thinks-

Joseph Gordon-Levitt argues that most AI systems are fundamentally built on 'mass theft,' contending that companies deploying large language models without proper authorization or compensation for tra

Old days: “Bigshot chief scientist of major corporation can’t handle criticism of the work he hypes” New days: “Same bigshot no longer hypes LLMs; can’t handle the fact that someone else noticed flaws

Thank god, indeed, that @ylecun publicly stood up and admitted he was wrong, to fight for the greater good. Oh wait. @GaryMarcus thank god he publicly stood up, admitted he was wrong and you were righ

that’s right. 😂 Finally, the great LeCun conversion arc is complete! “LLM agents = disaster” – said the guy who once defended Galactica like it was the Second Coming. Gary, you didn’t change… the time

Why is the AI backlash growing? Outside of coding (where there is clear value), and a handful of other domains (e.g. brainstorming), Generative AI has been a net negative for society. GenAI has been u

5 months later, I would say that AI is definitely on track to produce 90% of all bullshit within a few years. Congratulations LLM Industry, you are changing the world! Claim AI will generate 90% of kn

Are AIs about to subjugate humanity? In the debate about catastrophic AI risk, evolutionary scenarios receive far too little attention compared to largely speculative arguments about “instrumental con

This post likely refers to an academic honor or recognition that Richard Dawkins received but Daniel Dennett did not, posted as a commentary by cognitive scientist Gary Marcus on X (formerly Twitter).

Gary Marcus comments on financial incentives in AI discourse, suggesting that posting sensationalized or false claims about artificial intelligence could generate significant revenue. This reflects Ma

If only Richard Dawkins had seen this. 1/2 Why AI is unlikely to become conscious – my 2026 @TEDTalks is now online. What do you think about the prospects for 'conscious AI'? https://www.ted.com/talks