Artificial Intelligence and Technological Illusion

Whenever someone asks me, “What about AI?” I enthusiastically respond, “Welcome to the decade of mediocrity!” I’m not anti-technology at all. On the contrary, I use new technology, so I can tell when it’s “average” or “average.” Academics are rarely a good substitute for ordinary workers. But the mediocre technology revolution is an exception. It started with us academics first. Some of these innovations originated within academia—scientific res…