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Neurosymbolic AI as an antithesis to scaling laws

Author:
Velasquez, Alvaro; Bhatt, Neel; Topcu, Ufuk; Wang, Zhangyang; Sycara, Katia; Stepputtis, Simon; Neema, Sandeep; Vallabha, Gautam
Publication:
PNAS Nexus
Year:
2025

The recent progress in machine learning has shifted the trends in artificial intelligence (AI) toward an overreliance on increasing amounts of data, computing power, and model parameters. These trends have resulted in success, but have also created a monolithic perspective for AI, increased the barriers to entry outside of large tech companies, and raised concerns about computational sustainability. Neurosymbolic AI is a growing area that promotes methodological heterogeneity and aims to push the frontiers of AI through affordable data and computing power.