Tbh in both they are mostly alchemy with some more or less expert lingo put in to make it sound more scientific. AI/ML resembles more alchemy than e.g. physics

Tbh in both they are mostly alchemy with some more or less expert lingo put in to make it sound more scientific. AI/ML resembles more alchemy than e.g. physics, putting stuff into a pot and seeing what comes out. A lot of the math in those papers doesn't provide anything but some truisms, most of it is throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks.