AI Experts Say We’re On The Wrong Path To Achieving Human-Like AI

According to a panel of hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers, the field is currently pursuing artificial general intelligence the wrong way. This insight was revealed at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)’s 2025 Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. The lengthy report was put together by 24 AI researchers whose expertise ranges from the state of AI infrastructure to the social aspects of artificial intelligence.The report included a main takeaway for each section, as well as a community opinion section where respondents were asked their own thoughts about the section.The section on AI Perception vs. Reality, chaired by MIT computer scientist Rodney Brooks, referenced the Gartner Hype Cycle characterization, a five-stage cycle common for technology hype. In November 2024, Gartner estimated that hype for Generative AI had just passed its peak and was on the downswing, the report noted. 79% of respondents in the community opinion section stated that current public perceptions of AI’s capabilities do not match the reality of AI research and development, with 90% saying that the mismatch is hindering AI research—74% of that number saying that “the directions of AI research are driven by the hype.I included the Gartner Hype Cycle as it is something they have used for years and is a generalization of all the hype up followed by disappointment across so many different fields, Brooks told Gizmodo in an email, and therefore its existence and accuracy over so many fields tells us something about how we should use caution in accepting the current levels of hype about what is coming, any second now, with some caution.More on the AAAI’s 2025 lengthy report on GizmodoAgentic AI for the Enterprise | Inbound and Outbound AI Voice AgentsI’ve partnered with DBC Technologies and I am now consulting with companies who are interested in automating inbound and outbound messaging with AI Voice Agents.Web AI Chatbots, Inbound / Outbound AI Voice Agents, AI Marketing & ConsultingIf you are interested in AI Voice Agents for your business or organization message me.Thats all for today, but AI is moving fast - subscribe and follow for more Neural News. Get full access to Neural News Network at remunerationlabs.substack.com/subscribe