AI can wipe us out – so why can’t it do Guardian cryptic crosswords? | Brief letters

AI capabilities | Trump’s judgment | Gardening attire | Death in English literature | Tautologies | Nominative determinismAI may be capable of “taking over the entire internet” (OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development, 13 September), but it is rubbish at tackling the Guardian cryptic crossword.John HoughamReading, Berkshire• Donald Trump is downplaying the dangers of AI (Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies, 15 September). But didn’t he say much the same thing about Covid?Garry WynneNorley, Cheshire Continue reading…