Gary Marcus Accuses AI Advocates of Denying Symbolic Code Features

Gary Marcus posted on X that a new cult denies the symbolic nature of code interpreters, conditionals, loops, and tools. He states that such elements are obviously symbolic and that people show little understanding of their history in computing. Marcus claims those involved care only about winning arguments and will say anything, calling the positions garbage. The two near-identical posts come from the account of the cognitive scientist and author known for critiquing deep learning.