Gary Marcus

Rank 14 of 47

Score 89

@elder_plinius as i noted last year, getting a 3 year old example that’s been well-publicized isn’t that impressive. if you can do it robustly across variations that would be more impressive.

see also https://garymarcus.substack.com/…

10/5/2025, 3:37:50 AM

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Pliny the Liberator 🐉󠅫󠄼󠄿󠅆󠄵󠄐󠅀󠄼󠄹󠄾󠅉󠅭

@elder_plinius

WE DID IT, CHAT 🤗

"a horse riding an astronaut"

believe it or not, getting even a still image of a horse properly piggybacking an astronaut used to be nearly impossible with gen AI *checks notes* last year

now, we have realistic low-gravity horse-carrying physics and

The statement critiques the achievement of generating an AI image, suggesting that using a well-publicized example isn't impressive unless it can be done consistently across variations. The tone is analytical and slightly critical, focusing on the robustness of AI capabilities.

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