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Rebooting AI by Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis — WisdomDeck honest review
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Rebooting AI

by Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis

Why deep learning alone will not get us to trustworthy AI: brittleness, lack of common sense, the need for hybrid approaches. Skeptical and specific.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Pattern matching is not understanding.
  2. Demand robustness.
  3. Hybrid systems ahead.

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Marcus's skepticism.

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