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By end of 2024: no massive advance, "no GPT-5, or disappointing GPT-5"

“No massive advance (no GPT-5, or disappointing GPT-5)”

Gary MarcusCognitive scientist and author; AI commentatorSaid · Source: x.com

Context: Post on X listing seven predictions "By end of 2024".

How we judge it

Our interpretation: correct if no model branded GPT-5 is released by 31 Dec 2024 and no other release is broadly regarded as a GPT-4-to-GPT-5-sized leap.

Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology

Said
Resolve by
Verdict
Correct ()
Stated probability
None stated
Specificity
2 of 3 (dated, some interpretation)
Score
1.0 points × weight 2

Evidence & grader’s note

No GPT-5 shipped in 2024 (it came in Aug 2025). OpenAI's o1 (Sep 2024) and the announced o3 (Dec 2024) are argued by some to be a massive advance; Marcus himself flags o3 as a possible exception.

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  1. Statement Gary Marcus makes the claim (quoted above).

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