Gary Marcus says AGI in 20 years sounds plausible, but not 80
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-07-25
Gary Marcus responds to Grady Booch on AGI timing, saying that 20 years from now sounds plausible, while 80+ years does not.
Booch had said he still believes AGI is a generation or more away, and Marcus frames the disagreement as one of the few topics where they part ways on the timeline.
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