and i agree and tell my friends who ask "so, AI this year?" that in fact we're a long way away. in fact, potentially infinitely long, if you think that while we

and i agree and tell my friends who ask "so, AI this year?" that in fact we're a long way away. in fact, potentially infinitely long, if you think that while we may create simulacra of consciousness, without understanding what it means to be human (at least cognitively), we may never be able to create its digital parallel.