David Gelernter seems to argue that even simulated intelligence would have to exhibit a broad range of cognitive abilites. "Unfortunately, AI, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind are nowhere near knowing how to build [even a simulated intelligence]. They are missing the most important fact about thought: the 'cognitive continuum' that connects the seemingly unconnected puzzle pieces of thinking (for example analytical thought, common sense, analogical thought, free association, creativity, hallucination). The cognitive continuum explains how all these reflect different values of one quantity or parameter that I will call 'mental focus' or 'concentration'--which changes over the course of a day and a lifetime."
C.f. argument from disability -- a common argument against the feasibility of strong AI.
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