Gary Marcus

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Score 89

@vedantmisra 1. Prove it. Show me the data. I don’t know any systematic public data supporting a systematic ability to do any of what I set a criteria. cc’ing @littmath and @ChrSzegedy who know the math part, and laying out the original criteria since you oversimplified them.

Where is the…

1/10/2025, 8:17:15 PM

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Vedant Misra

@vedantmisra

@GaryMarcus Gary, one easy way for me to answer this question would be to simply list everything that you said wouldn't happen before 2030, most of which has already happened. Specifically, AI can already comprehend a movie, answer questions about a novel, write 10K lines of code, and…

Gary Marcus

@GaryMarcus

1. No reply from the DeepMind guy, @vedantmisra, who said with enormous confidence that “everything was about to change”.

2. Expect more of this from the AI industry: vague claims about how things are about to change, with no commitment whatsoever whether that means this year or…

Gary Marcus

@GaryMarcus

@vedantmisra On what time scale? “About to change” is quite vague — a year? 5? 10? What would count as evidence that you are all in fact wrong?

The statement engages in a public discourse about the capabilities and future of AI, challenging claims made by others in the field. It questions the evidence supporting AI advancements and seeks clarification on specific predictions.

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