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Robert J. Marks
Date
May 27, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics

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What AI Has and Hasn’t Solved Recently in Math

_{We need to look at the distinction between horizontal and vertical innovation} _{Robert J. Marks
May 27, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics}

AI displays very impressive horizontal integration (integrating existing concepts) but not vertical integration (entirely new inventions).

AI Productivity Hype: The New “Cargo Cult Science”?

_{Physicist Richard Feynman coined the term to describe imaginary scenarios for success based on simple misunderstanding of realities} _{Jeffrey Funk
June 18, 2025

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance}

The tech sector can push AI hype that resembles cargo cult science to its investors because of changes in media resulting from 30 years of the internet.