I'm not sure about "stuck", or that a huge international affair like ITER is a good solution. We could have maybe AI with our maybe fusion for $70 billion in 40 years ;)
But watching my 1yo learn to toddle around and navigate does show just how limited current AI is. With tons of training and battery, we can coax a computer to barely do what my 1yo does on a belly of cherrios and a few hours of trial and error.
There's lots of great stuff and some terrifying stuff happening in AI and I don't doubt more to come, but watching kids learn puts it in perspective for me.
But watching my 1yo learn to toddle around and navigate does show just how limited current AI is. With tons of training and battery, we can coax a computer to barely do what my 1yo does on a belly of cherrios and a few hours of trial and error.
There's lots of great stuff and some terrifying stuff happening in AI and I don't doubt more to come, but watching kids learn puts it in perspective for me.