> Following the analogy, a general purpose AI simply isn't a bigger Deep Blue or AlphaGo; it's probably something different that requires knowledge that we curr

> Following the analogy, a general purpose AI simply isn't a bigger Deep Blue or AlphaGo; it's probably something different that requires knowledge that we currently don't have. I agree with this, but it isn't clear to me that a general AI will have a significantly different impact on society than a world where task-specific well performing AIs are easy for anyone to develop. Sure, a general AI has a set of properties that are really fascinating to discuss and debate (including what is consciousness and whether AIs should be given rights), and perhaps a general AI is required for doomsday computers-taking-over scenarios, but the impacts that AI will have on our economy and politics don't require general AI.