> within “three to eight years we will have a machine with the general intelligence of an average human being.” Fifty-two years later, we’re still waiting.
Humanity built the atomic bomb and went to the moon. But "they" didn't sit around waiting for it, they decided to do it, and then invested enough to get it done. And the reason they decided to do it was war.
Most major technological breakthroughs are a byproduct of war. If AI ever gets developed, it'll be as the next weapon of war. So really what we're waiting for is the next war.
Humanity built the atomic bomb and went to the moon. But "they" didn't sit around waiting for it, they decided to do it, and then invested enough to get it done. And the reason they decided to do it was war.
Most major technological breakthroughs are a byproduct of war. If AI ever gets developed, it'll be as the next weapon of war. So really what we're waiting for is the next war.