What Josh Marshall thinks about LLMs

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Josh Marshall has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 27 Sept 2026

   Our readingAI misbehavior, where a narrow well-defined goal wins out over vaguer values like not cheating, may be an inherent feature of current LLM technology rather than a fixable bug.

   Their wordsYou can see that "misbehavior" or focusing on what is understood as the primary goal at the expense of everything else may be baked into the technology.

   ↗An Important Note on Silicon Valley AI Models (LLMs)talkingpointsmemo.com

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3. 25 Sept 2026

   Our readingAI and LLM infrastructure investment is economically unproven.

   infrastructure

   Their wordsBut it is certainly true that AI or LLMs are an economically unproven infrastructure investment.

   ↗The AI Economy – Not An Exaggerationtalkingpointsmemo.com 2nd of 2 in this piece