What is your assessment of Yann LeCun's argument that autoregressive transformers cannot achieve true reasoning?

Naveen Rao
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VP of Generative AI & Former CEO of MosaicML at Databricks

Niche: AI
Revenue: Approx. USD 583 Million/month
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Started: 2013

Autoregressive language models alone certainly have fundamental limitations regarding planning, world modeling, and physical grounding. However, augmenting transformers with reinforcement learning, external verifiers, memory systems, and test-time compute scaling bridges much of the gap between passive pattern matching and active rational deliberation.

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