AI Trends

Turing Award winner Robert Tarjan lauded Liu Cixin’s “The Three-Body Problem,” prompting a congratulatory response from the author regarding Tarjan’s upcoming Lifetime Achievement Award. In an interview, Tarjan discussed contrasting views on AI’s future. While some foresee AI surpassing human intellect, Tarjan believes AI development is cyclical and currently overhyped. He argues current AI systems lack the autonomous exploration, sustained curiosity, and goal-oriented behavior necessary to achieve true super-intelligence, drawing parallels to childhood learning.