As a layperson in AI, that makes total sense. Programs are things humans invented and can reason about. Even complex ML agents ultimately derive from concepts

As a layperson in AI, that makes total sense. Programs are things humans invented and can reason about. Even complex ML agents ultimately derive from concepts humans came up with. So it stands to reason we can make them do things that are complicated but understood. Whereas we really only barely understand sensorimotor skills, so trying to invent a machine to do that is doubly difficult.