The thing is that AI researchers that are not focused on only LLM do not seem to think it is in reach.

Demis Hassabis seems to think this and not only does he not focus only on LLMs, he got a nobel prize for a non-LLM system ;)

As far as I know, that Nobel prize was for being the project manager...

If you talk to any of his early investors, they considered him absolutely crucial to the project.

	▲	belter 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		They say the same about Sam Altman....