> We simply don't know how to build a system like that. Yes, but ten years ago, we also simply didn't know how to build systems like the ones we have today! We

> We simply don't know how to build a system like that. Yes, but ten years ago, we also simply didn't know how to build systems like the ones we have today! We thought it would take centuries for computers to beat humans at Go[1] and at protein folding[2]. We didn't know how to build software with emotional intelligence[3] and thought it would never make jokes[4]. There's been tremendous progress, because teams of talented researchers are working hard to unlock more aspects of what the human brain can do. Now billions of dollars are funding bright people to look for ways to build other kinds of systems. "We don't know how to do it" is the security-through-obscurity argument. It means we're safe only as long as nobody figures this out. If you have a security mindset, it's not enough to hope that nobody finds the vulnerability. You need to show why they certainly will not succeed even with a determined search. [1] https://www.wired.com/2014/05/the-world-of-computer-go/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/the-world-of-computer-go/ [2] https://kotaku.com/humans-triumph-over-machines-in-protein-folding-game-fo-5605576 https://kotaku.com/humans-triumph-over-machines-in-protein-f... [3] https://www.jstor.org/stable/24354221 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24354221 [4] https://davidol.medium.com/will-ai-ever-be-able-to-make-a-joke-808a656b53a6 https://davidol.medium.com/will-ai-ever-be-able-to-make-a-jo...