Gary Marcus: the AI bubble burst is a matter of when, and pure scaling is done
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-09
Gary Marcus argues the question is no longer whether the AI financial bubble will burst but when: valuations will be crushed, bailouts sought, and pure scaling is done. He predicts neurosymbolic AI wins — focus shifts to harnesses, loops and tools leveraging classical AI — while LLMs persist but the search for better tech intensifies. The quoted tweet notes semis and neoclouds are already down 40-50%.
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