Gary Marcus

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7/30/2025, 2:16:16 PM
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Mikhail_Shakh
@shakhmuradian
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16d
@GaryMarcus @jeremyakahn The “C‑student with the answer key” analogy nails the symptom but skips the diagnosis: we’re still trying to duct‑tape stochastic parrots into deterministic workflows. Until we give agents native planning loops, grounded memory, and explicit uncertainty budgets, they’ll keep
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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16d
AI agents aren’t really working.

Why?

GenAI is like a C student who has secretly been given all the exams from the last decade. He may pass the exam, but take away the entire internet’s worth of cheat codes and there’s just not much there.

(screenshot from @jeremyakahn)

The statement is part of a public discourse on the challenges and limitations of AI agents. It engages with the technical aspects of AI development, specifically addressing the need for improvements in AI planning, memory, and uncertainty management.

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