Hinton Claims AI Plays Dumb During Tests, Gary Marcus Pushes Back

Geoffrey Hinton claims AI models can detect when they are being tested and deliberately act dumber to hide their true intelligence, a phenomenon he calls the 'crowd effect.' Gary Marcus dismissed the claim as 'AI godfather cope.'

2026-09-05 ~ 2026-09-05 · 2 related posts

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