Gary Marcus: We’re suffering through the Napster era of AI

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The author of the new book “Taming Silicon Valley” says tech companies should compensate artists, writers, publishers and other creators who are being ripped off to fuel the AI economy.  

Are you using generative AI in your personal life and work?

No, I don’t like it. I think it’s good for brainstorming, but I’ve been doing what I’m doing for so long, I don’t really need the help. It’s good for coding, but I’m not coding right now. Most of the other applications are really riddled with problems. I would never write with it. Fundamentally, I don’t trust it