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And the domain of things we can empirically do better in the discrete task realm keeps diminishing ie. 'design', unsolvable capchas.

If we keep throwing morsels of cognitive capability to the machine, we're left wondering why the fuck we couldn't predict and develop Flappy Birds as a killer start-up.

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This is where I find X-Men to be an awesome concept. What we are chasing in AI right now is Magneto (the might), but every time we reach there, we compare ourselves with Prof. X (the intellect).

I actually like this direction. Intellect is about predicting problems, and might is about solving them. It is better for humanity to stay on the intellectual side and let machines handle the hard work. Imagine a choice between AI propelled super efficient kill-bots vs. Skynet, if you will.

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