Gary Marcus

Gary Marcus
Marcus in 2022
Born
Gary Fred Marcus

(1970-02-08) February 8, 1970 (age 54)
EducationCenter for Talented Youth
Alma materHampshire College (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive psychology, artificial intelligence
InstitutionsNew York University
ThesisOn rules and exceptions : an investigation of inflectional morphology (1993)
Doctoral advisorSteven Pinker
Websitegarymarcus.com

Gary Fred Marcus (born 8 February 1970) is an American psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author, known for his research on the intersection of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence (AI).[1][2]

Marcus is professor emeritus of psychology and neural science at New York University. In 2014 he founded Geometric Intelligence, a machine learning company later acquired by Uber.[3][4]

His books include The Algebraic Mind, Kluge, The Birth of the Mind, and the New York Times Bestseller Guitar Zero.[5]

  1. ^ A Skeptical Take on the A.I. Revolution, retrieved 11 January 2023
  2. ^ "Machines that think like humans: Everything to know about AGI and AI Debate 3". ZDNET. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ Etherington, Darrell (5 December 2016). "Uber acquires Geometric Intelligence to create an AI lab". TechCrunch. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Uber Bets on Artificial Intelligence With Acquisition and New Lab". The New York Times. 5 December 2016. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Editors' Choice - Book Review". The New York Times. 4 May 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 May 2018.