The Economist(@TheEconomist):“Donald Trump is about to have the opportunity of a lifetime—if he is up for it,” says Gary Marcus. In a guest essay, the emeritus professor of psychology and neural science at NYU contends that if Mr Trump were to “help defuse AI’s most explosive risks” then the Nobel prize would be there for the taking https://t.co/dy40SEZ7rC Illustration: Dan Williams

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2026.09.24 06:00

“Donald Trump is about to have the opportunity of a lifetime—if he is up for it,” says Gary Marcus. In a guest essay, the emeritus professor of psychology and neural science at NYU contends that if Mr Trump were to “help defuse AI’s most explosive risks” then the Nobel prize would be there for the taking Illustration: Dan Williams