Gary Marcus: AGI unlikely this decade, foundational problems remain
rawantitmc · x · 2026-08-25
In a reply about the timeline for AGI, Gary Marcus stated it is certainly not happening this decade. He pointed out that many foundational problems, such as continual learning, RSI, world models, and neurosymbolic breakthroughs, remain unsolved. He considers 2031 possible but unlikely, projecting AGI might arrive sometime in the 2030s.
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