What's he talking except some non-linear data fitting with a lot of data and a lot of variables? In what sense is this anything like intelligence? Moreover, f

What's he talking except some non-linear data fitting with a lot of data and a lot of variables? In what sense is this anything like intelligence? Moreover, from such fitting, can apply it to data like that used in the fitting but where else? What hope is that that there is any progress at all on AI?