> Meanwhile, many of the tasks that seem most basic to us humans—like running over rough terrain or interpreting body language—are all but impossible for the ma

> Meanwhile, many of the tasks that seem most basic to us humans—like running over rough terrain or interpreting body language—are all but impossible for the machines of today and the foreseeable future. I don't think the author ever ran over rough terrain, that's all but a basic task. And for the interpreting body language, that fails as soon as you get to a different culture or just to a different animal. The author is vastly overestimating human capabilities.