&gt; Maybe I&#x27;m being too contrarian but I still think this new AI thing (with Google et al. going down in the rabbit hole) is just the same as before: a dead-end.<p>You may find this interesting: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2013&#x2F;11&#x2F;the-man-who-would-teach-machines-to-think&#x2F;309529&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2013&#x2F;11&#x2F;the-man-...</a>