I agree, this cannot be done with current 4th-generation computers. My point is that all the talk about how computers can be made more like humans is useless, because currently it simply cannot happen.

Anyone who knows quantum theory will understand this. Quantum computers are the answer, because human intuition has a lot to do with the principle of "quantum uncertainty." If a computer could solve the Schroedinger's Cat problem, that could be considered intuitive work. A normal computer wouldn't know the answer given the facts at hand. It's a certainty that the cat is dead, but a computer would be unsure until it had firsthand evidence. Humans (and as such a "5th-generation" computer) wouldn't know for sure, but intuition tells us that the cat is no more.

To sum up the case for AI: Binary = bad. Wetware (brains)/quantum computation = good