[D] Is Strong A.I. actually a serious and real field being research, or just another hype people are promoting?

Is Strong A.I. (General A.I.) actually a serious field of research, or is it just pure hype that came from people who just read/watched to sci-fi books?

Is Strong AI/a.k.a. AGI actually being taken serious by some researchers/institutions who think that It can eventually being done, or is It another one of these fancy tech vaporwares who people are hyping till can't no more, but actually, those who are working in the field know that such an Idea can't actually …

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