[itronitron]

the current state of AI just seems like a form of mysticism in which practitioners cast finger bones and attempt to divine meaning from the output

[pavish]

I'd say it's more like trying to train your cat to play fetch.

[eitland]

I liked that explanation a lot and I've copied that quote for my collection, with attribution to pavish and a link to this thread.

It is not the first quote I collect from a pseudonym on HN.