Gary Marcus Critiques Fallacies and Confirmation Bias in the AI Community
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-05
Gary Marcus points out that the AI sphere is recently filled with fallacious argumentation, motivated reasoning, and confirmation bias. He argues this starkly reminds us how world-changing a future, more grounded, reliable, and human-aligned form of AI could be, advocating for new research directions to bring that day closer.
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