> In 2021 the conventional wisdom is basically the opposite of the sentiment expressed here. Progress in AI is not coming from abstract reasoning. It is coming

> In 2021 the conventional wisdom is basically the opposite of the sentiment expressed here. Progress in AI is not coming from abstract reasoning. It is coming from an increase in raw power, driven by GPUs, and mathematical models that are designed more to harness large numbers and brute force searches for formulas, rather than a high-minded algorithmic embodiment of abstraction. It doesn't seem completely off. What the author is describing—and what we're seeing—is increasingly sophisticated algorithms, that are getting better and better at answering more and more narrowly defined questions: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/08/typographic-attack-pen-paper-fool-ai-thinking-apple-ipod-clip https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/08/typograph...