Gary Marcus: Solving Formalizable Problems Is Not Solving Open-Ended Ones
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-02
Commenting on recent AI breakthroughs in fields like mathematics, Gary Marcus echoes a user's sentiment, stressing that solving formalizable problems is fundamentally different from tackling open-ended ones. He uses this to caution the industry against over-generalizing benchmark successes as a victory for general intelligence.
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