Gary Marcus

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9/8/2024, 2:29:24 PM
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Serafim Batzoglou
@s_batzoglou
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@GaryMarcus Mostly yes. DeepMind comes close to achieving extrapolations with biomolecular structure prediction and design, computer Go (old stuff) and to some extent math (although that will take a long time to prove useful theorems).
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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307d
Anyone who disagrees with this point is probably lost.
Laurence Molloy
@MolloyLaurence
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307d
I have my differences of opinion with Gary Marcus but we agree on this point

ML, in its current form, is an interpolation machine. An astonishingly good one, though

To invent new things, the ability to extrapolate is required

The statement by @s_batzoglou is part of a broader conversation about machine learning, specifically the distinction between interpolation and extrapolation in AI. This discussion is substantive and engages with public issues related to the development and trustworthiness of AI technologies, thus constituting public discourse.

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