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Gary Marcus urges pre-release AI trials and international safety oversight

In prepared Senate testimony, Marcus called for independent pre-release safety evaluation and proposed a neutral international AI-safety body, arguing that widespread deployment was outrunning reliable oversight and regulation.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM32confidence 88/100

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The testimony adds concrete oversight mechanisms while documenting a material gap in independent pre-release evaluation for consequential AI systems.

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  1. R1
    Toward 32 · confidence 88

    New historical first-person governance evidence from dated official testimony and the complete hearing record.

    13 Aug 2026
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