The piece actually seems like a backhanded critique of the optimism shown by the deep learning community (which of course Winograd is aware of). It also seems

The piece actually seems like a backhanded critique of the optimism shown by the deep learning community (which of course Winograd is aware of). It also seems like an appreciative backward glance at topics that interested Winograd earlier in his career, but are less fashionable now.