Extrapolating a car's acceleration curve gives light speed: a jab at scaling extrapolation
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-19
Gary Marcus reposted a sarcastic reply arguing that extrapolating a car's acceleration from its first 30 mph would predict faster-than-light travel within five years — a pointed analogy against reasoning about AI capability scaling from early growth curves.
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