Also a month ago when inquiring on the subject, I intuitively received the name Dreyfus connected to the AI. When I searched the internet, sure enough I found information about this guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Dreyfus
If what he writes is true then all the mainstream research of AI is in a completely wrong direction which can't yield any real results. Is this on purpose? Are we to think and look for an AI in a completely different manner and direction?
I also read that he has been involved with the Rand corporation (which does half of its contracts for NSA) in the creation of AI in the 60s.. Maybe his experience comes from hands on experience? Hmm