Gary Marcus: Pure LLMs Cannot Do Math Independently

Gary Marcus argues that claiming LLMs can do math is misleading, as modern mathematical AI relies on neuro-symbolic tools rather than pure LLMs. He emphasizes that pure LLMs still fall short on hard math tasks and cannot reason independently.

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