> A newborn baby, I strongly suspect, contains very few algorithms. I would say "very few" is going way too far. There is essentially language recognition (Bro

> A newborn baby, I strongly suspect, contains very few algorithms. I would say "very few" is going way too far. There is essentially language recognition (Broca and Wernicke's areas), pattern recognition, and a large body of instincts and social skills (via pre-programmed behaviors and mirror neurons) built-in already.