‘It’s almost tragic’: Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating what one researcher and critic has been saying for years

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‘It’s almost tragic’: Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating what one researcher and critic has been saying for years

fortune.com/2025/08/24/is-ai-a-bubble-market-crash-gary-marcus-openai-gpt5

First it was the release of GPT-5 that OpenAI “totally screwed up,” according to Sam Altman. Then Altman followed that up by saying the B-word at a dinner with reporters. “When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth,” The Verge reported on comments by the…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-24 11:18:42.522000.