I had the same feeling while studying computational neuroscience.
There is no way in hell the current approaches is going to lead to AGI anytime soon ! The models we have for even the most simplest operations of the brain is not well though out. Even using the term "Artifical Nueral Nets" is an insult to the real machinary that is a neuron.
However, I do not think someone in some basement is going to figure out the solution. I think the people who are working to solve the problem are the army of nameless minimum wage graduate and PhD students across the industrialized world who are studying all the various topics involving hardware, software, biology, etc. All of which are required to create a a true AGI system.
We are no where near creating Strong A.I. but its going to come incrementally.
Agreed. However, there is most probably going to be a group of well educated generalist who tie it all together. The problem with the new paradigms that lie ahead is that they are begging us to tie a considerable number of things together. Yet, there are a limited number of institutional or company bodies that invest in or even see the value in a generalist. How are you to create something that is generalized when your core foundation is specialization? Given that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, you better believe you are going to have a hard time incrementing your way to it. I use the term 'basement dweller' loosely to describe someone thinking outside of the box. The term was loosely used by the original commenter to essentially demarcate those in spotlight and those who aren't. So, I decided to play off of it. You have PHD holders outside of the box. The key difference is their mindset. They think different and beyond the box.
There are many contributors to science who go unmentioned. There are many back-stories which, due to not conforming with dominant ideologies, go untold.
Best of luck to everyone in pursuit of AGI. The core of creation is elusive for a reason. Many will miss it not due to their education but their mindset.
I had the same feeling while studying computational neuroscience.
There is no way in hell the current approaches is going to lead to AGI anytime soon ! The models we have for even the most simplest operations of the brain is not well though out. Even using the term "Artifical Nueral Nets" is an insult to the real machinary that is a neuron.
However, I do not think someone in some basement is going to figure out the solution. I think the people who are working to solve the problem are the army of nameless minimum wage graduate and PhD students across the industrialized world who are studying all the various topics involving hardware, software, biology, etc. All of which are required to create a a true AGI system.
We are no where near creating Strong A.I. but its going to come incrementally.
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