And for automatic analogical reasoning, we've had the Structure Mapping Engine [1] since the 80's. I don't think focusing on what makes humans unique is necess

And for automatic analogical reasoning, we've had the Structure Mapping Engine [1] since the 80's. I don't think focusing on what makes humans unique is necessarily the way to go, I think a better focus would be on what makes animals in general unique, compared to our computers. Being consciousness and being able to move around in the environment are two things that your average cat is still way better at than any computer. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_mapping_engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_mapping_engine