Intelligence Is Not the Main Bottleneck

The author argues that intelligence is not the primary bottleneck preventing progress in fields like medicine, despite prevalent belief among AI researchers that advanced AI will solve most problems. Using examples like housing and clinical trial regulations, she contends that real-world progress is constrained by political will and policy rather than technological capability, and that influential AI lab figures may be overlooking non-technical obstacles by overestimating AI's ability to overcome systemic challenges.