The Question
The question that we (as fresh faced undergrads) attempted to answer in the mid 80's is as pertinant now as it was then:
What is AI?
It was defined then as something like "a machine that is demonstrably self aware, able to take rational decisions based not only on its human programmed models but also based on models produced by itself from its own input data''
What do the Lords think it is? At present I feel it's something like "Really powerful computer things that can do stuff like blockchain and interrogate huge quantities of data" which is demonstrably not AI.
Perhaps only when the Lords get a grip on what the proper answer to the question is, and *anyone* can demonstrate that they can *theoretically* produce a device capable of "AI", should the Government be thinking of investing hundreds of millions into it. Otherwise treat it as any other research.
At the present time, I seriously believe "AI" is as much snake oil now as it was in the 80's.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
