There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI for instance those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing.
In Britain by contrast we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America.
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