Gary Marcus emphasized a CERN for AI and global AI governance in April 2023 in his TED talk and in The Economist.

The claim has two parts: (a) in April 2023 Marcus gave a TED talk, and (b) in April 2023 he published or was featured in The Economist. In both, he emphasized global AI governance, and between them he raised a 'CERN for AI' or similar international research effort. TRUE: both the TED talk and the Economist piece date from April 2023 (talk delivered or recorded at TED2023, Economist piece published in April). Each argues for global or international AI governance, and a CERN-like international AI research effort is proposed in at least one of them. MOSTLY TRUE: both appearances happened and push global governance, but there is a minor slip. Examples: one item is dated just outside April (late March or early May), or the CERN-for-AI idea is only gestured at, not named. MIXED: only one of the two venues fits, for example the TED talk does but the Economist piece is missing, makes no governance argument, or falls well outside April. MOSTLY FALSE: the appearances exist but neither meaningfully emphasizes global governance or a CERN for AI, or both are far from April 2023. FALSE: there was no such TED talk and no such Economist piece, or the record shows they argued something different.

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1. E1 Gary Marcus: The urgent risks of runaway AI — and what to do about them TED Conferences · 12 May 2023

   “TED2023 • April 2023”

2. E2 Gary Marcus: The urgent risks of runaway AI — and what to do about them TED Conferences · 12 May 2023

   “calls for a global, nonprofit organization to regulate the tech for the sake of democracy and our collective future.”

3. E3 Why artificial intelligence developers say regulation is needed to keep AI in check PBS NewsHour · 16 May 2023

   “Well, in fact, I argued in my TED Talk and a few weeks ago in an invited column for "The Economist" that what we need here is an international A.I. agency that brings together scientists, government and companies”

4. E4 Biden's Executive Order on AI: strengths, weaknesses, and possible reform steps - AI and Ethics Springer (AI and Ethics), by M. Wörsdörfer · 9 July 2024

   “Marcus, G. & Reuel, A.: The World Needs an International Agency for Artificial Intelligence, Say Two AI Experts. www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/04/18/the-world-needs-an-international-agency-for-artificial-intelligence-say-two-ai-experts. (2023).”

TED lists Marcus's talk as TED2023, April 2023 (E1), and describes it as calling for a global, nonprofit organisation to regulate AI (E2). An academic reference list cites a Marcus and Reuel Economist by-invitation piece whose URL is dated 2023/04/18, titled "The World Needs an International Agency for Artificial Intelligence" (E4). PBS separately reports Marcus saying he argued in both venues for an international AI agency that brings together scientists, government and companies (E3). Both April 2023 venues and the global-governance argument are confirmed, but none of the quoted evidence names a "CERN for AI." The CERN-like research idea is only suggested by the agency description, which the criteria treat as a minor slip.