I often feel the same. I could show someone a single photograph of an animal they have never seen before and they will recognize it forever, from different ang

I often feel the same. I could show someone a single photograph of an animal they have never seen before and they will recognize it forever, from different angles, in different lighting, in black and white, probably even from a silhouette. The more I dig in to ML the more it seems like it's cheating, like a mathematical trick. At least the way we are using it. I can't help but feel like it's a game of Pachinko with pixels instead of balls, and neural weights instead of pins and holes. I'm no expert though so take my opinion with a grain of salt.