On computation

“… To some people, it probably seems like “superintelligence” — machines vastly more intelligent than people — are just around the corner.

The truth is, they are not.”

"... Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, claimed in an interview that A.I. 'is more profound than, I dunno, electricity or fire.'  Day-to-day developments, though, are more mundane. ..."