Maybe the reason the whole world isn't getting behind this is because the proponents of such theories have yet to provide a single shred of evidence that this i

Maybe the reason the whole world isn't getting behind this is because the proponents of such theories have yet to provide a single shred of evidence that this is happening. At least it's interesting science fiction, but it's quite delusional to think people will get behind this considering the sorry state of "AI" at the moment. When the rest of us look at "AI" we don't see a single shred of intelligence because it doesn't exist. How about at least a prototype? But no, "AI" proponents don't even have that. And please, hold your arguments about how self driving cars are intelligent; self driving does not equal intelligence. Anyway, there are much better articles and arguments than I can make on the subject, many of which show up here on hn quite frequently. I personally will definitely take this "merge" seriously once we have even a hint of proof that we can create intelligence at all, let alone intelligence greater than ourselves. Currently there is zero proof anyone has ever created anything intelligent in the sense that the word "intelligent" is generally applied to humans. The technology is about as far along as technology to teleport star trek style: not at all.