Many similar negative books about AI have preceded this one over the years, perhaps starting with Hubert Dreyfus' "What Computers Can't Do" in 1972. In my expe

Many similar negative books about AI have preceded this one over the years, perhaps starting with Hubert Dreyfus' "What Computers Can't Do" in 1972. In my experience, few naysayer arguments prove to be the game-stoppers they imagine. Alternative paths around those obstacles always seem to arise, like the ability to learn from millions of examples -- something never imagined by Dreyfus in the days of 1 KhZ computers and magnetic drum storage.