Is AI a Bubble? Gary Marcus on What Could Break the Story | The Real Eisman Playbook Ep 62

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Steve Eisman discusses the AI landscape and interviews Gary Marcus about the challenges and economics of AI.

On episode 62 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman opens with a sweeping overview of the entire AI landscape before sitting down with Gary Marcus to discuss the issues surrounding the industry. Gary breaks down why LLMs hallucinate, why scaling is no longer driving progress the way it used to, and why the economics of token pricing could be the thing that finally breaks the AI story. 00:00 - Intro & The Story of AI 09:25 - Start of Gary Marcus Interview 10:15 - The Limitations of LLMs 16:24 - What is AI Good For Right Now? 22:20 - Where AI Struggles & Why LLMs Hallucinate 26:50 - The Costs of Tokens 39:38 - The $2 Trillion Spending 43:19 - Will AI Break? Subscribe 👉🏻https://www.youtube.com/@RealEismanPlaybook?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Steve Eisman and access all things The Eisman Playbook: 🌐 https://linktr.ee/realeismanplaybook → Follow on socials, watch episodes, and get the latest updates — all in one place. Disclaimer: The financial opinions expressed are for information purposes only. The opinions expressed by the hosts and participants are not an attempt to influence specific trading behavior, investments, or strategies. Past performance does not necessarily…

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Host: Steve Eisman

Guest: Gary Marcus

Topics covered

• AI landscape
• LLMs limitations
• token pricing
• AI economics
• industry challenges

Keywords

• AI
• Gary Marcus
• LLMs
• token pricing
• AI economics
• industry challenges
• hallucination

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Organizations: The Real Eisman Playbook, AI, LLMs

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