Why AI may not keep getting better.

The author argues that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a purely technical system but a technosocial one, and challenges the assumption that AI will continue to improve indefinitely by scaling data and compute. Topics discussed include suggestion of cognitive scientist Gary Marcus about AI's prog...

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Publicado en:	Prospect no. 342; pp. 34 - 36
Autor principal:	Zuckerman, Ethan
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Prospect Publishing Limited Nov2025
Materias:	Artificial intelligence Technological determinism theory (Communication) Cognitive science Internet searching Web search engines Human-computer interaction
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Sumario:	The author argues that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a purely technical system but a technosocial one, and challenges the assumption that AI will continue to improve indefinitely by scaling data and compute. Topics discussed include suggestion of cognitive scientist Gary Marcus about AI's progress, insight on the servers and algorithms that run Google and Bing, and factors contributing to the decline of web search.