I agree with this quote. A lot of computer scientists try to build artificial intelligence without really understanding how their own brain works. It is really too bad because they have an unusually observable specimen right in their own head. Genetic learning? Is that how you feel you learn personally?
There are a few that are doing really interesting research into just that, I recommend this book: Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought It goes into quite a lot of detail about trying to simulate analogy making and it is written in quite a human, personal style and studies quite beautifully simple cognitive processes. Its such a shame that people like Kurzweill get all the attention, when there are some really insightful, philosophical AI researchers out there, (such as Douglas Hofstadter).
Even our allies like britain have gone to a surveliance society and now ponder 2 days detenciton with charges.
Nope, far worse:
Even our allies like Britain have gone to a surveillance society and now ponder 90 days detention without charges.
But the law was defeated in a vote and is now only 28 days (the highest in Europe).
Only through hard work and perseverance can one truly suffer.