said by trparky:But with enough raw computing power thrown at a problem you can get over the inherent limitations.
That reasoning is exactly parallel to the assertion that if you throw enough money at a problem, 'the solution' will miraculously appear. Raw computing power must be properly directed, and with an infinity of factors in the real world, there is an infinite difficulty for designers in properly directing the raw computing power under all conditions and every circumstance. Consequently, all such systems operate in narrow, limited, pre-defined realms based on simplifying design assumptions, science fiction notwithstanding... science is not science fiction.