Matt Shumer Calls Out Gary Marcus for Constantly Moving the Goalposts on AI
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-08-02
Developer Matt Shumer pushed back against AI critic Gary Marcus, compiling a history of his failed pessimistic predictions. Shumer noted that Marcus keeps moving the bar for AI capabilities—such as claiming deep learning hit a wall just before ChatGPT, and downplaying recent math breakthroughs. Shumer argued that while being wrong is understandable, Marcus's unwavering certainty is confusing.
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