Why Machines Will Never Rule the World: Artificial Intelligence without Fear

While artificial intelligence achievements dominate headlines with promises of machines surpassing human capabilities, Landgrebe and Smith challenge, exposing the mathematical barriers preventing artificial general intelligence. The problem lies in widespread misconceptions about AI's potential, fueling both unrealistic expectations and fears about machine dominance over humanity. Their work systematically dismantles AGI claims by examining human intelligence as a complex biological system that cannot be computationally modeled, analyzing why machines cannot master language, social behavior, or consciousness itself. Through evidence from mathematics, physics, linguistics, and biology, the authors demonstrate that current AI successes represent sophisticated statistical processing rather than genuine intelligence. This short provides clarity amid AI hype, showing that while narrow AI will transform many industries, the dream of human-level machine intelligence remains mathematically impossible.