It's such a curious thing to compare the inside view and the popular outside view. I remember as a teenager in the 00s, I thought robotics works like in the sc

It's such a curious thing to compare the inside view and the popular outside view. I remember as a teenager in the 00s, I thought robotics works like in the sci-fi movies and roboticists are working on things like Asimov's laws etc. or that AI actually simulates real brains etc. My point is, some people are naive fanboys, others are bitter know-it-all naysayers, some are hyping salesmen, some are "it's complicated" experts... I've been paying attention to HN views on AI over many years an it's an inconsistent roller coaster ride. People are one upping each other, try being contrarian without actual expertise, Dunning Kruger etc. To really appreciate if progress is more or less than expected, you need to have a good intuition for what is expected. Knowledge of the history of the field, knowing what and why is hard or easy, which may not be in line with laypeople's intuition. Yes, some people oversell it. On the other hand there is real progress. Sure, this is a very uninformative summary. But it's just ridiculous to see over and over this "where is my flying car, you damn lying researchers" attitude. And equally the Star Trek fan, Tesla fan, Bitcoin fan "how do I start hacking", ifl science cheering crowd who never get their hands dirty. Okay I guess I found a way to feel superior to both. There's just so much noise and playing telephone through popular press and lay discussions, posturing etc. The more I do and hear from others about real world AI (through university study and industry) the more I see the disconnect between online blogosphere + confident comments vs reality. I used to be so naive...