Gary Marcus

Rank 13 of 47

Score 83

@axel_pond @ylecun no; 2 and 3 are me; Schmidhuber has documented the complex history of 1. re 4 and 5 both Schmidhuber and I contributed to but precede both of us. lecun didn’t invent any of them.

11/17/2025, 1:53:39 AM

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Axel Pond

@axel_pond

36d

@GaryMarcus @ylecun These are all Schmidhuber though?

Gary Marcus

@GaryMarcus

37d

Quick, which of these five ideas was originally due to @YLeCun?

The idea of convolutional neural networks
The idea that LLMs would not lead to AGI.
The idea that pure scaling would not get us to AGI?
The idea that commonsense and physical reasoning were crucial to AGI?
The idea

The statement is part of a public discourse on the attribution of ideas in the field of artificial intelligence, specifically regarding the contributions of Yann LeCun and Jürgen Schmidhuber. The tone is corrective and aims to clarify the historical contributions of different individuals in the field.

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.
The statement engages in a form of constructive criticism by clarifying the historical contributions of different individuals. However, it could be perceived as dismissive towards LeCun's contributions, which might border on a personal attack. [-1]
Principle 5:
I will acknowledge and correct my mistakes.
The statement does not acknowledge any mistakes, but it does attempt to correct what the author perceives as a misunderstanding or misattribution of ideas. [+1]