TOKYORACER99

IMO, language is one of the purest forms of thinking / consciousness. What is our brain doing that makes it different?

Agreed. Even if we put research into deconstructing and attempting to understand how deep neural networks work in tasks such as autonomous driving, the fact is that these tasks are too complex to even logically describe.

That said, I do think it is possible to come up with robust guarantees to these methods.

The problem is that if the United States doesn't do it, China or other countries will. It's exactly the reason why we can't get behind on such a technology from a political / national perspective.

For what it's worth though, I think you're right that there are a lot of parallels with nuclear warheads and other dangerous technologies.