I would also add that while solving intelligence is not really a problem in machine learning , I think large amounts of the right data in combination with the right machine learning algorithms , will lead to a machine that passes a Turing Test . This won ' t really give any insight into how intelligence works ML will extract the algorithms for building a conversational agent without revealing what they are . I don ' t think this is near to being achieved , and is at least 15 years away but it will be done eventually . A possible more nearterm approach is to use brain data to improve AI algorithms . In particular , there ' s a chance it can make conversational agents a lot smarter . I have discussed how this might unfold before .