Gary Marcus quote, Sep 13, 2026

Author and cognitive scientist · Sep 13, 2026 · Post, Two cheers out of three for Dario

I hope they will sign in blood, and put actual teeth in their agreement, and that the government will hold them to it and force it to become something substantive.

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Said by: Gary Marcus, Author and cognitive scientist
Where: Two cheers out of three for Dario
Topics: Regulation
Source: garymarcus.substack.com/p/two-cheers-out-of-three-for-dario

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