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Perhaps you're right that these are tools that can enhance thinking, Thorsteinn... or elsewise the scope of this system design is still capped by its fundamental dependencies. My Masters degree in 'Advanced Computer Science with a Specialisation in Artificial Intelligence' (easily the worst degree title I've encountered...) left me with a near-permanent scepticism. I graduated in 1995. It is now nearly thirty years later. We are still using approximately the same techniques, only the processing power and scope of the data sources has changed. I do not see what grounds for assuming acceleration there could be that don't emerge from the marketing suite.

Apropos of the general enthusiasm for AI, I'd like to share this piece from June this year:

https://strangerworlds.substack.com/p/laws-of-robotics

Stay wonderful!

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