2029

The bet that AI still won't cook

Scientist Gary Marcus bet up to $500,000 that in 2029 AI would still fail at 3 of 5 tasks, including working as a cook in any kitchen and writing 10,000 lines of bug-free code.

Forecast: Gary Marcus, 2022. Source: Gary Marcus (Substack)

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lastday.at tells the story of the machines that gradually took over human work, from ancient Egypt to artificial intelligence, and counts down to the last day of work on Earth: March 20, 2030.

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