That ' s is simply not true . We are advancing at a break neck pace . When true AI comes along , they will make both safe as can be . Which isn ' t far off . <| sep |> Something similar happened at my old workplace Someone left their chequebook in the canteen and it was found by a cleaner . Cleaner writes out a cheque to herself and heads to the bank . Bank staff catch it immediately because she went in for a full 1 m . Cleaner arrested and fired . <| sep |> just using the touchpad while dirt , sand or any mildly hard particle is on it happens often since my thinkpad lives inside my backpack . i use a random piece of white 3 m auto adhesive vinyl that i cut into size to protect the touchpad . it looks like ass but its only temporary