Meanwhile, the rest of the airport has improved. Free public wi-fi is commonplace (good riddance to Boingo hotspots) and power outlets are often easy to find. Plus, more people in the lounge means fewer people in the terminal.
+1. What's new "since the 80s" are faster computation, larger datasets, and a handful of mathematical breakthroughs that enable once-intractable algorithms. It's obvious that human general intelligence operates in frontiers that are plainly outside the scope of computation.
More often, cars at a red light need to clear a path ASAP for emergency vehicles approaching from behind. The cars at the front of the line have nowhere to go except past the intersection, running the light.