All these development are really excellent. The more people who are interested in solving these problems the better. Neural Networks are awesome - but modern

All these development are really excellent. The more people who are interested in solving these problems the better. Neural Networks are awesome - but modern AI tells us that there are also various other techniques, The problem with Neural Networks is they are essentially a black box and many mathematicians and engineers are not happy working with black boxes. Right now the models for synapses and Neurons are very simple compared to what actually is happening in them. But regardless the approach is not in vain. (My current research involves autonomous motor control with tactile feedback, which is very far away from AGI)