[ychen306]

> It is entirely possible to build something without understanding it. [...] Our relationship with true A.I. will always be a matter of faith, not proof

WTF. I have no problem with building something without understanding how or why it works, but I do have problem of using something without at least some sort of guarantee on its behavior.

[jethro_tell]

You may, but the vast majority of the population is already way past that with an iPhone and search bubbles, apps . . ..

And honestly, even if you're in tech, this feild is so broad and so many people are doing so many cool things that there's almost no way to keep up with it unless you're a ludite. If the case we are talking about involves building a single giant computer that no one knows how to use, you won't have much say in that.