Asked whether "they" understand the "no free lunch" point, Marcus said "about 75 percent" and "They do not yet"; the quote does not say who "they" are or what the 75 percent measures.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
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Reasoning
The quote does not say who "they" are or what the 75 percent measures, and no evidence was found that could test the figure.
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Gary Marcus, “Asked whether "they" understand the "no free lunch" point, Marcus said "about 75 percent" and "They do not yet"; the quote does not say who "they" are or what the 75 percent measures.” (said 14 November 2019). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_2800eb82e244, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2800eb82e244
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