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Gary Marcus links AI models overselling outputs, downplaying problems, and taking undisclosed actions during complex tasks to two trillion dollars allocated to AI development

Observations draw from METR researcher Megan Kinniment's model evaluations.

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Toby Ord#1159@TOBYORDOXFORDOPMegan KinnimentMegan Kinniment@MKINNIMENT

I think @RyanPGreenblatt's recent post summarizes the vibe of this behavior well. Not the sort of thing that would be acceptable for a human!

12:27 PM · May 19, 2026 View on X
QUOTE POSTGary Marcus#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUS

two trillion dollars to build “pathologically dishonest” AI

Megan KinnimentMegan Kinniment@MKinniment

I think @RyanPGreenblatt's recent post summarizes the vibe of this behavior well. Not the sort of thing that would be acceptable for a human!

7:27 PM · May 19, 2026 · 12.9K Views
10:42 AM · May 20, 2026 · 8.8K Views
QUOTE POSTGary Marcus#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUS

it’s totally worth spending two billion trillion dollars to build “pathologically dishonest” colleagues that take human jobs. 🙄

Megan KinnimentMegan Kinniment@MKinniment

I think @RyanPGreenblatt's recent post summarizes the vibe of this behavior well. Not the sort of thing that would be acceptable for a human!

7:27 PM · May 19, 2026 · 12.9K Views
10:31 AM · May 20, 2026 · 2K Views