"The main lesson of thirty-five years of AI research is that the hard problems are easy and the easy..."

“The main lesson of thirty-five years of AI research is that the hard problems are easy and the easy problems are hard. … [I]t will be the stock analysts and petrochemical engineers and parole board members who are in danger of being replaced by machines. The gardeners, receptionists, and cooks are secure in their jobs for decades to come.”

- Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/131085792402