I think statistical models are an 80% solution. They get a long way down the path very quickly, but then they hit a wall and don't advance much further. Sear

I think statistical models are an 80% solution. They get a long way down the path very quickly, but then they hit a wall and don't advance much further. Search, translation, probably also autonomous vehicles. They get to a point with statistical approaches and then they stop advancing. The rapid success at first may be leading to a dead end. Having said that, there's a lot of value in these technologies as assistance to human intelligence, but I'm skeptical they're ever going to lead to full-on autonomous intelligence.