Innovators of Intelligence Look to Past - NYTimes.com

Final paragraphs of an AI reality check; also see Study to Examine Effects of Artificial Intelligence (NYT)

"Whether AI2’s research leads to a new generation of thinking machine or just more incremental advances, the project is a clear indication that artificial intelligence has once again become the defining force in the software world.

“The narrative has changed,” said Peter Norvig, Google’s director of research. “It has switched from, ‘Isn’t it terrible that artificial intelligence is a failure?’ to ‘Isn’t it terrible that A.I. is a success?’ ”"

Innovators of Intelligence Look to Past - NYTimes.com