> There is nothing in Visarga's comment that indicates hubris
I think it does, and I've explained exactly how but you just pivots to snarky comments on specific words instead - first scientists, then magic, then oversimplified. Furthermore you seemingly can't accept no matter how many times that it's not specific to this particular comment but meant as a response to the general "AI-hype. So judging by this you're either wilfully obtuse or completely unable to read between the lines no matter how many times I explain it to you. Did you miss that all sibling comments to mine seemed to - shockingly - be able to react the same way I did - albeit less exasperated? But somehow you're completely unable to accept that reaction.
Seriously though, to make my general non-comment specific point for the last time; just do a Occam's razor on the "AI"-hype timeline between if it's a bog standard self-interested tech-hype, using the same methods but with more hardware, or an extraordinary scientific breakthrough justifiably triggering all the extraordinary claims about AGI being close and even an existential threat (!). I think it's the former. If you think that the latter is likelier, fine, but I do think that that requires an embarrassing combination of hubris & confirmation bias because it strokes our egos.
I assume that you're invested in this hype and has taken offense by me calling it embarrassing hubris. I hope you'll be okay when this bubble inevitably bursts. I'll leave it to it now, since I think I've made my general point even though it's clear that it will never be acknowledged.