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Gary Marcus
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<p>Gary Fred Marcus (born 1970) is an American <a href="/facts/Psychologist/J4l4QdX2">psychologist</a>, <a href="/facts/Cognitive_science/8qoggl7r">cognitive scientist</a>, and <a href="/facts/Author/9pcsEamu">author</a>, known for his research on the intersection of <a href="/facts/Cognitive_psychology/GnzIgx2I">cognitive psychology</a>, <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a>, and <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a> (AI). </p><p>Marcus is professor <i><a href="/facts/Emeritus/3hyP5zYf">emeritus</a></i> of psychology and <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neural science</a> at <a href="/facts/New_York_University/4UnIkThy">New York University</a>. In 2014 he founded Geometric Intelligence, a <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">machine learning</a> company later acquired by <a href="/facts/Uber/qUk7gDdX">Uber</a>. </p><p>His books include <i>The Algebraic Mind</i>, <i>Kluge</i>, <i>The Birth of the Mind</i>, and the <a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list/6UYSsPpG"><i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</a> <i><a href="/facts/Guitar_Zero/aXzqwjfe">Guitar Zero</a></i>. </p>