Gary Marcus: pure LLM scaling won't reach AGI, but adding symbolic layers is necessary
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-04
Asked whether recent progress changed his view, Gary Marcus reiterates that pure scaling of LLMs cannot lead to AGI. However, he argues most recent advancements aren't about scaling at all — they add deterministic, symbolic machinery on top of LLMs. Even that won't suffice for AGI, he says, but it is necessary (see his article 'Next Decade in AI').
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