Since 1998 I've had privileged access to certain tech R&D.

I know it's easy to forget the A in AI is the defining descriptor of the type of "intelligence" & be wowed.

But it's become v important to pay attention to what informed critics are saying than what techbros* selling a product say. Undefined concepts of "humanity" & overemphasis on $ cost/value in AI prevail in the latter's discourse.

*Yes, apt term: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/16/1065255/sam-altman-openai-lessons-from-dall-e-2/

https://greylock.com/greymatter/sam-altman-ai-for-the-next-era/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/meta-researchers-create-ai-that-masters-diplomacy-tricking-human-players/