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Gary Marcus argues his 2022 prediction that a16z influence would cause weak US AI rules and a crisis is proving accurate

ALTER founder David Manheim resurfaced the two-year-old forecast.

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Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus#157inAI

@davidmanheim looking pretty good, no?

David Manheim@davidmanheim

From 2 years ago:

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Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

✅ July 2024: “public sentiment towards AI will turn sharply negative.

In the end, AI leaders will be viewed like cigarette industry leaders.”

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David Manheim@davidmanheim

@GaryMarcus Yes, as I said at the time, it was entirely predictable, and the shock that the pendulum swings back is just silly:

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