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Voice ChatGPT can’t start a timer, but AGI is imminent! 🤦♂️
AI critic Gary Marcus uses the irony of ChatGPT's Voice mode being unable to perform a basic task — starting a timer — as a pointed illustration of the gap between AI industry hype and real-world c...
AI critic Gary Marcus uses the irony of ChatGPT's Voice mode being unable to perform a basic task — starting a timer — as a pointed illustration of the gap between AI industry hype and real-world capability. Marcus consistently emphasizes the gap between the ambitious claims made by companies like OpenAI and the actual capabilities of current AI systems. He broadly criticizes trends such as the hype around AGI, cherry-picked demo videos, and an industry he says is more focused on marketing than on real research.
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