ClaimsGary Marcus

“The board might want to consider its liability, since they have done nothing constructive to address OpenAI’s security meltdown.”

Gary Marcus, author, Marcus on AI 25 September 2026 BREAKING: OpenAI's epic meltdown (Marcus on AI) archived copy

Factual AI policy and governance

OpenAI's board has done nothing constructive to address the company's security problems.

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Gary Marcus, “OpenAI's board has done nothing constructive to address the company's security problems.” (said 25 September 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_3a6dcc37f37d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_3a6dcc37f37d

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