Gary MarcusWhy reporting *estimated* COVID-19 infections rather than just confirmed cases might save livesDay after day we see startling and quickly rising numbers of confirmed COVID-19 infections. They’re scary. But the true scope of the…Apr 4, 20205Apr 4, 20205
Gary MarcusAsymptomatic transmission changes everything.Throughout much of the world, politicians have been slow to react to COVID-19, often starting with half measures, and typically getting to…Mar 22, 20202Mar 22, 20202
Gary MarcusDeep learning, science, engineering, research, and terminologyA Dialogue between Yoshua Bengio and Gary MarcusJan 1, 20201Jan 1, 20201
Gary MarcusA research program is not a set of techniques: A brief response to Yoshua Bengio’s December 26…Dear Yoshua,Dec 27, 2019Dec 27, 2019
Gary MarcusBengio-Marcus AI Debate Post Mortem, Part I: The Deep Learning Pivotimportant update, December 29, 2019: the piece below apparently led some people to think I was challenging Yoshua’s integrity.Dec 26, 20195Dec 26, 20195
Gary MarcusThe current state of AI and Deep Learning: A reply to Yoshua BengioDear Yoshua,Oct 12, 20197Oct 12, 20197
Gary MarcusThe deepest problem with deep learningSome reflections on an accidental Twitterstorm, the future of AI and deep learning, and what happens when you confuse a schoolbus with a…Dec 1, 201831Dec 1, 201831
Gary MarcusBengio v Marcus, and the Past, Present and Future of Neural Network Models of LanguageThe PastOct 29, 201817Oct 29, 201817
Gary MarcusDeepMind’s misleading campaign against innatenessDeepMind’s new paper on learning a “machine theory of mind” is fascinating, but it again makes a philosophical error that has become…Feb 25, 20186Feb 25, 20186
Gary MarcusIn defense of skepticism about deep learning“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”Jan 14, 201836Jan 14, 201836