Well lets look at that challenge directly then. Solving the AI problem means we can point AI at any other problem and solve it much faster; AI is a meta achiev

Well lets look at that challenge directly then. Solving the AI problem means we can point AI at any other problem and solve it much faster; AI is a meta achievement and if it's within reach, a solid can be made that it's the most productive problem to solve. It might take an AI to find a solution to the climate problem.