We Are Boring

Despite all of these applications revolving around data, the database community appears to be content to cede these domains to our AI colleagues. This is absurdly short-sighted, and just as with the world-wide web, and (nearly) big data, we risk being an also-ran in the most significant trend in computer science in the coming decade. These smart systems will change the way we commute, work, and play, and the database community ought to be thinking about how we can contribute rather than sitting on the sidelines optimizing our elephants.