Gary Marcus Fires Back: I Don't Hate AI Progress, I Doubt LLMs
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-02
Responding to recent criticisms that he simply hates AI progress, Gary Marcus clarifies his stance. He states that he would absolutely love to see AI advance in fields like science and medicine, a point he has made across books, podcasts, and US Senate testimonies.
Marcus emphasizes that his goal is to help the public understand what is realistic and what is merely hype. He maintains his core skepticism, arguing that he does not believe Large Language Models (LLMs) are the best architectural path to achieve true AI breakthroughs.
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