You should be skeptical when it comes to hyped-up AI. Here’s why | Gary Marcus

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These questions can help us think more critically about new developments in artificial intelligence.

- The media often exaggerate and overhype the latest discoveries in artificial intelligence.

- It's important to add context to new findings by asking questions: Is there a demo available? How narrow was the task the computer performed?

- A more robust approach to artificial intelligence involves solving problems in generalized situations rather than just laboratory demonstrations.

Dr. Gary Marcus is the director of the NYU Infant Language Learning Center, and a professor of psychology at New York University. He is the author of "The Birth of the Mind," "The Algebraic Mind: Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science," and "Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind." Marcus's research on developmental cognitive neuroscience has been published in over forty articles in leading journals, and in 1996 he won the Robert L. Fantz award for new investigators in cognitive development. Marcus contributed an idea to Big Think's "Dangerous Ideas" blog, suggesting that we should develop Google-like chips to implant in our brains and enhance our memory.

His latest book is "Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust" (https://amzn.to/2kpujnY)

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