Gary Marcus

Gary Marcus is a scientist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur

  • The Claude AI app icon appears alongside other AI chatbot applications in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Commentary

    The most underreported and important story in AI right now is that pure scaling has failed to produce AGI

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  • SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 27: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on January 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Newly launched Chinese AI app DeepSeek has surged to number one in Apple’s App Store and has triggered a sell-off of U.S. tech stocks over concerns that Chinese companies’ AI advances could threaten the bottom line of tech giants in the United States and Europe. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Commentary

    The 8 things most people missed about DeepSeek

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 29: Founder and C.E.O. of NVIDIA Jensen Huang speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Andrew Ross Sorkin returns for the NYT summit for a day of interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-Wen, C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and leaders in business, politics and culture. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 15 to 19. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCommentary

    China just redefined the global AI race—with massive implications for OpenAI, Nvidia, and foreign policy

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  • 2158243769-CANNES, FRANCE &#8211; JUNE 19: Elon Musk attends &#8216;Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk&#8217; session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 &#8211; Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)<br /> 1930535953-Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 15 to 19. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    How Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Silicon Valley elite manipulate the public

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  • Elon Musk at the Met Gala, 2022Commentary

    Elon Musk, these experts will bet you $500,000 that you’re wrong about the future of A.I.

    By Vivek Wadhwa and Gary Marcus