Grassroots AI: beyond the moonshot

It would appear that, with AI, everyone is trying to go for the moonshot, the magical combination of elements that will make code write itself autonomously, reliably, sustainably and, more than anything, cheaply. This is not a new idea, and it's not working. Look, I get it, I understand the allure of the moonshot: breaking new ground, creating new paradigms, featuring as the celebrated hero on the…