Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

“it feels like AI is just a series of different scams”

Running Dry, paragraph 144.

Our reading:

The AI industry feels like a series of different scams.

Assessment: Can’t be checked

What happened

Not graded on evidence

Outcome: Can’t be checked

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Why it can’t be checked

  • Rhetoric that commits to nothing testable.

Why

Not checked against evidence. Two independent screens, one from each provider, both found this rhetoric that commits to nothing testable.

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How we judged it

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Rhetoric
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Where's Your Ed At, Running Dry, paragraph 144.

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We read this wording on 2026-11-09. The post may have been edited after 2026-11-03.

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  • : Where's Your Ed At, Running Dry

    it feels like AI is just a series of different scams

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    2026-11-03
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