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Gary Marcus critiques AI leaders' safety claims, calls Sanders' fears exaggerated

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Gary Marcus critiques statements from Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and Bernie Sanders regarding AI safety and regulation. Marcus finds Altman's assurances about OpenAI's trustworthiness unconvincing, citing past actions and the release of the less monitorable GPT-6 Astra. He also disputes Jensen Huang's optimism about self-regulation by corporations, comparing it to the unreliability of cigarette companies. Marcus argues that Bernie Sanders' claims about AI being more dangerous than nuclear war are exaggerated, pointing to the scale of potential nuclear war casualties and COVID-19 deaths as a more grounded comparison. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns about AI safety and the need for regulation, contrasting different perspectives on AI's risks.

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    Sam Altman says trust me; Jensen Huang says everything is going to be fine; Bernie Sanders says AI is more dangerous than nukes

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