How to Subscribe to Marcus on AI

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You can subscribe to Marcus on AI directly on its Substack site, garymarcus.substack.com. The publication is written by Gary Marcus and reports over 120,000 subscribers, so the subscription flow is the standard Substack one: enter your email, confirm, and choose whether to pay for a paid tier if one is offered. The site itself only shows a "Subscribe" entry point and a note that JavaScript is required, so the exact paid-tier pricing is not visible from the page evidence provided here.

Where the subscribe entry point is

On the publication homepage, the main action is a Subscribe button near the publication name and subscriber count. The page also displays a short endorsement quote from Kim Stanley Robinson and the line "By Gary Marcus · Over 120,000 subscribers," which confirms you are on the right publication before you commit.

If you land on an individual post instead of the homepage, the same Subscribe control typically appears at the top and bottom of the article, so you do not need to navigate back to the homepage first.

Step-by-step subscription

  1. Open garymarcus.substack.com in a browser.
  2. Click Subscribe.
  3. Enter your email address in the field Substack presents.
  4. If Substack offers both free and paid options, select the one you want. The page evidence here does not list prices, so check the tier screen itself before confirming.
  5. Submit the form. By doing so, you agree to Substack's Terms of Use and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy — this consent text appears directly under the subscribe form.
  6. Check your inbox for a confirmation email from Substack and click the confirmation link to activate the subscription.

Expected result: you receive new posts from Marcus on AI by email, and your subscription appears under your Substack account.

If the page shows a JavaScript warning

The homepage includes the notice: "This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts." If you see this instead of a working subscribe form:

  • Enable JavaScript in your browser settings.
  • Disable script-blocking extensions for garymarcus.substack.com.
  • Reload the page and try the Subscribe button again.

Without JavaScript, the subscribe interaction may not respond even though the page text is visible.

What to check before confirming

Check Why it matters
Correct publication Confirm the URL is garymarcus.substack.com and the byline reads Gary Marcus
Email address Confirmation and all future posts go to this address
Free vs. paid tier The page evidence does not state pricing; verify on the tier screen
Terms and privacy consent Subscribing means accepting Substack's Terms of Use and Information Collection Notice
Confirmation email The subscription is not active until you click the link

Common snags

  • No confirmation email: check spam or promotions folders, and confirm you typed the address correctly.
  • Button does nothing: usually the JavaScript issue described above.
  • Unsure whether you are already subscribed: Substack shows your subscription status when you are signed in, and the button changes to a manage/manage-subscription state.
  • Want to stop emails: Substack subscriptions can be managed or unsubscribed from the footer of any email or from your Substack account settings.