Jeff Clune Says AI Skeptics Have Been Wrong

Jeff Clune, a professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia and CIFAR AI Chair, posted that skeptics of AI progress have consistently been wrong in his experience. He stated that predictions once dismissed as sci-fi or crazy have mostly proven accurate, with errors mainly in timing. Clune added that the pattern holds for tech progress more broadly and advised caution when relying on instincts to judge exponential trends.