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*Taming Silicon Valley* by Gary Marcus does a pretty good job of summarizing the AI industry. As a book which came out in 2024, I was surprised how well the fundamentals held up reading it in 2026. [*Taming Silicon Valley* by Gary Marcus](https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/) does a pretty good job of summarizing the AI industry. As a book which came out in 2024, I was surprised how well the fundamentals held up reading it in 2026.
I think for the most part, the flaws of generative AI are obvious by now, and the book confirmed what I already knew. Hallucinations are still prevalent from the latest models like GPT-5[^1]. Gary Marcus has been spot on with many his predictions for the industry; for instance, he predicted that GPT-5 would be a flop, with the usual reasoning errors, and additional backlash from users. I think for the most part, the flaws of generative AI are obvious by now, and the book confirmed what I already knew. Hallucinations are still prevalent from the latest models like GPT-5[^1]. Gary Marcus has been spot on with many his predictions for the industry; for instance, he predicted that GPT-5 would be a flop, with the usual reasoning errors, and additional backlash from users.