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the beauty of a jagged frontier is that every failure is the user's fault and every breakthrough is the model's glory
This statement critiques the asymmetrical attribution of outcomes in AI development, where users are blamed for failures while AI models receive credit for successes. Gary Marcus uses the metaphor of
This statement critiques the asymmetrical attribution of outcomes in AI development, where users are blamed for failures while AI models receive credit for successes. Gary Marcus uses the metaphor of a "jagged frontier" to describe the uneven and unpredictable capabilities of current AI systems, highlighting a problematic dynamic in how progress and responsibility are assigned in the field.
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- Voice ChatGPT can’t start a timer, but AGI is imminent! 🤦♂️
- good to know that a trillion dollars’ investment scaling has thoroughly solved the challenges of common sense.
- The only AGI that Sam Altman is after is Adjusted Gross Income.
- One investor today called for violence against me. Another lied about me, in a pretty deep and fundamental way. They are feeling the heat.
Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-04-27