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Gary Marcus Marcus on AI Published

Irony, Irony laced with Karma, and Terror

We recorded 3 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. 3 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (3)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    Observation

    “I have been writing for a long time about how OpenAI snarfs the intellectual property of artists and writers.”

    Our reading: OpenAI takes the intellectual property of artists and writers without permission.

    No horizon Evidence as of

    Limitation: The finding applies to the screened permission claim, not a blanket accusation of criminal theft.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Rhetoric

    “It would indeed be one the great ironies of history if one of the biggest IP thieves in history was taken down by mass IP theft.”

    Our reading: It would be one of the great ironies of history if OpenAI, one of the biggest IP thieves in history, were taken down by mass IP theft.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: if one of the biggest IP thieves in history were taken down by mass IP theft

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “That can’t be good. A zillionaire hellbent on winning the AI race and no longer interested in AI safety is not what the world needs.”

    Our reading: A zillionaire, Musk at xAI, who is hellbent on winning the AI race and no longer interested in AI safety is not what the world needs, and that can't be good.

    No horizon

    Scope: referring to Musk after xAI's reported gutting of its safety team

Held from this post (3)

These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.