Gary Marcus: LLMs Aren't Good at Math, Neurosymbolic Tools Are
yudapearl · x · 2026-07-22
Gary Marcus responds to the debate around LLMs' math capabilities, clarifying that it is confused to claim LLMs themselves are good at math. He argues that LLMs only excel when merged with neurosymbolic tools, criticizing people for clutching their pearls without understanding the basic technical details.
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