Engineer Nathan Young predicts Marcus's skepticism will age poorly.
I have a great idea. I am going to spend a trillion dollars so I can make $10 billion a year in profit, if all goes well.
That’s a 1% annual return – IF it works out.
Who’s in?
Don’t worry about the risk that it might not work out!
@GaryMarcus I know you're winning our one bet, but I just expect this take to age very badly.
I have a great idea. I am going to spend a trillion dollars so I can make $10 billion a year in profit, if all goes well.
That’s a 1% annual return – IF it works out.
Who’s in?
Don’t worry about the risk that it might not work out!
@NathanpmYoung time for a second bet? is there a specific part of the logic you question.
@GaryMarcus I know you're winning our one bet, but I just expect this take to age very badly.
Engineer Nathan Young predicts Marcus's skepticism will age poorly.
I have a great idea. I am going to spend a trillion dollars so I can make $10 billion a year in profit, if all goes well.
That’s a 1% annual return – IF it works out.
Who’s in?
Don’t worry about the risk that it might not work out!
Many users dismissed Gary Marcus's critique of trillion-dollar AI bets yielding just 1% returns as missing infrastructure upside or overly skeptical, while others agreed the poor math and profit focus deserved scrutiny.