The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has failed to produce AGI

Re:The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has fa... by jonny_eh on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:07PM (#43118737)

I think it's fair to say though that if your results may vary, and be wrong, then they're not reliable enough for many use-cases. I'd have to see his full argument though to see if that's what he was claiming. I'm just trying to be charitable here.

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Re:The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has fa... by JKCalhoun on Thursday February 20, 2025 @02:24PM (#43118970)

I'm trying to be charitable as well — I suppose to both sides of the debate. Myself, I see pros and cons. The hype absolutely needs to be shut down, but a spokesperson that is more even-handed would be more convincing (in my opinion).

Here is his post, FWIW: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/grok-3-beta-in-shambles

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Re:The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has fa... by giardini on Thursday February 20, 2025 @11:15PM (#43123969)

JKCalhoun says "...a spokesperson that is more even-handed would be more convincing (in my opinion)."

Why? The stance of science toward new "discoveries" should always be skepticism.

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Re:The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has fa... by JKCalhoun on Friday February 21, 2025 @04:03PM (#43132921)

I agree. I also think you can find the line between skepticism and partisanship.

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