> He pointed, among other examples, to the intelligence of Hassabis and his colleagues in devising, designing, and building the program in the first place. “That’s almost as impressive as a queen in the corner,” he quipped.

That sentiment that pops up whenever machines surpass humans is quite silly to me.

As if they were discussing a crane and say: This crane can lift many tonnes of weight more than any human can but we must remember that it was put together from parts by strong humans, strong humans designed it and operate it, said body building expert.

Who cares? Machines are stronger than you, calculate better than you, play games better than you, often design better than you. And people react as if they just found out that they have bigger d*cks than them and last longer. Sure they do but isn't it juvenile to feel insecure and defensive each damn time?