Gary Marcus

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6/27/2025, 2:50:09 PM
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Greg ⏹️ Colbourn
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@GaryMarcus This is basically what all the critics of the Apple paper were saying!
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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new result (when correctly interpreted): LLMs on their own can’t reason. They need external tools, typically built with (often-derided) classic symbolic techniques, in order to reason reliably.

HUGE vindication for those of long favoring neurosymbolic approaches.
Wes Roth
@WesRothMoney
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Pfizer researchers argue that what looks like a collapse in AI reasoning may actually be an agentic gap—models failing not in thought, but in action.

When given tools, the same models crushed tasks they had just failed.
The problem isn’t thinking—it’s interface.

A must-read

The statement is part of a technical discussion on the capabilities of AI models, specifically regarding their reasoning abilities and the role of external tools. It engages with ongoing debates about AI's limitations and the methodologies used to evaluate them.

  1. Principle 1:
    I will strive to do no harm with my words and actions.
    The statement does not cause harm and contributes to a technical discussion. [+1]
  2. Principle 3:
    I will use my words and actions to promote understanding, empathy, and compassion.
    It promotes understanding by clarifying the nature of the Apple paper's tests. [+1]
  3. Principle 4:
    I will engage in constructive criticism and dialogue with those in disagreement and will not engage in personal attacks or ad hominem arguments.
    Engages constructively with previous comments, adding to the dialogue without personal attacks. [+1]