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Gary Marcus Marcus on AI Published

Things are so desperate at OpenAI that Sam Altman is starting to sound like Gary Marcus

We recorded 2 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 7 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (2)

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  1. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “And no other form of deep learning has yet solved the issues of reasoning, hallucinations, stupid errors, and factuality, either.”

    What we tested: No form of deep learning has yet solved reasoning, hallucinations, stupid errors, or factuality.

  2. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “The dynamic with Altman is slightly different; it’s not that his lead is gone, but that his lead (and his reputation) has dwindled, after the disappointment of GPT-5.”

    What we tested: After GPT-5's disappointment, OpenAI's lead and Altman's reputation have dwindled, though the lead is not gone.

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