To be clear, @GaryMarcus, your 2023 post did say "some kind of hybrid may well work." But to be precise about it, for y…
By Matt Shumer · Research
To be clear, @GaryMarcus, your 2023 post did say "some kind of hybrid may well work." But to be precise about it, for years, what you've meant by "hybrid" is neurosymbolic architecture (some form of symbol manipulation built into the system itself). It did not mean an LLM that's allowed to use a calculator/tools. This matters because your claim now is that "using tools plus LLMs is what worked." There are two problems with that. First, in your own words, July 2025, on the IMO gold result: "The…