Daniel Miessler • 8/6/2025

Why Marcus Is Wrong About AI

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This article critiques Marcus Hutchins' view that AI is overhyped because it lacks true intelligence, defined as novel discovery. The author argues this definition wrongly discounts 99% of knowledge work (e.g., cardiology, customer support) that requires applying knowledge to solve new, everyday problems. It contends that if such work were mere pattern matching, it would have been automated long ago, and that AI's ability to perform these tasks does not negate their inherent intelligence.

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