AI through the lens of Dragon Ball: everyone can summon it, but most people haven't made a wish
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A commentary uses the plot from Dragon Ball in which gathering all seven Dragon Balls summons Shenron to grant a wish as an analogy for AI: today everyone can use this "wish-granting Shenron" that can answer almost any request 24/7, yet most people haven't made a wish at all, and the wishes made by people including the author himself aren't big enough. The article then asks: if you could summon a dragon that can grant any wish, what would you wish for, and what is stopping you from using AI to achieve it right now. These are questions raised by the author; the report does not provide answers or performance data.
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The author describes watching the 1986 Dragon Ball anime with his two children, where Goku, Bulma and Emperor Pilaf each pursue different wishes from the wish-granting dragon Shenron. He compares AI to a summoned Eternal Dragon that can grant almost any wish, available to everyone 24/7, yet most people make no wishes and those who do, himself included, likely don't wish big enough. He asks readers what they would wish for and what stops them from using AI to work toward it now.
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