Reply to post: To quote Woz,

Hey, Woz. You've got $150m. You're kicking back in Australia. What's on your mind? Killer AI

T. F. M. Reader

To quote Woz,

"...eventually they'll think faster than us..."

They are faster already, but they don't really think. Of course, if masses of... ahem... average voters[*] stop thinking altogether and start relying on the machines to do stuff the latter were never designed to do, on the basis of the machines being (perceived to be) good enough and very fast indeed at simple tasks... Wait, that will redefine the very notion of thinking and make Woz right... OMG, we may be DOOMED!

[*] With a nod to one of Britain's great leaders...

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