The evolution of artificial or even sentient machine intelligence is intertwined with evolving human awareness and learning in ways that connect and influence the future of both.

Are we nearing an inflection point now where AI is about to over-deliver on its potential with a surprising and significant leap forward?

There is what may seem a cynical contrarian view that technology has not solved any of the true existential problems facing civilization.

Can we decode the mystery of the mind and build something in technology that is life-affirming and augmenting the purposes of life?