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
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Publicado: Prospect Publishing Limited Nov2025
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