it’s truly astonishing to see the entire field move in the neurosymbolic and world model directions I advocated in 2019 and 2020 and then si…

it’s truly astonishing to see the entire field move in the neurosymbolic and world model directions I advocated in 2019 and 2020 and then simultaneously see people claim (invariably without specific evidence) that I am always wrong. six years ago world (cognitive) models were the centerpiece of my essay The Next Decade in AI. their time is finally coming.

Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-23