Agents
The greatest con of the decade was calling autocomplete “AI”. The second greatest is calling autocomplete-in-a-loop an “agent”.
Gary Marcus critiques the marketing of large language model autocomplete systems as 'artificial intelligence,' arguing this terminology misrepresents their actual capabilities. He extends this critici
Gary Marcus critiques the marketing of large language model autocomplete systems as "artificial intelligence," arguing this terminology misrepresents their actual capabilities. He extends this criticism to "agents"—systems that loop autocomplete processes—suggesting both terms are misleading characterizations of what are fundamentally text prediction tools rather than genuine AI.
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Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-04-27