Gary Marcus

Artificial general intelligence will not be achieved by the end of 2025.

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“We will not see artificial general intelligence this year, despite claims by Elon Musk to the contrary.”
Said on
1 January 2025 · Annual predictions post on his Substack, Marcus on AI ("High confidence" list)
Source
25 AI Predictions for 2025, from Marcus on AI · Marcus on AI (Substack)
Should come true
2025
How sure they sounded
High confidence
Categories
AITechnology
Importance
4 of 5 · Whether AGI arrives is a question of major global consequence.

Outcome

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No system recognized as AGI appeared in 2025; by late 2025 even leading figures such as Ilya Sutskever said scaling had stalled and new research was needed, putting human-level learning years away.

Evidence:

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