Manifest Destiny of AI

Walter Riker sends along a  link to a thoughtful  American Scientist article which asks a good question:  " ... Will AI create mindlike machines, or will it show how much a mindless machine can do?  ... "     Our enterprise attempted to solve our most gritty problems using AI, but we were premature.  We failed to get a general lasting success. Now twenty plus years later, are we ready to make another, serious try?    Now armed with more data, the ability to integrate more analytical methods and a way to integrate the intelligence assist of people, will it succeed?