Eh, we (collectively) have a pretty good grip on how code-bases, linear algebra and C++ work, but we still have no idea how minds and intelligence work. And so

Eh, we (collectively) have a pretty good grip on how code-bases, linear algebra and C++ work, but we still have no idea how minds and intelligence work. And so the best we can do with ML right now is stumble blindly in the dark, poking and prodding things until it 'seems' to give the right answers, some of the time.