As said by others, that is an absolutely commonplace saying, albeit usually having nothing whatsoever to do with AI. See for instance https://terrytao.wordpress

As said by others, that is an absolutely commonplace saying, albeit usually having nothing whatsoever to do with AI. See for instance https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/advice-on-mathematics-competitions/ https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/advice-on-mathe... Also if you read about the structure of AlphaGeometry, I think it's very hard to maintain that it "requires intelligence." As AI stuff goes, it's pretty comprehensible and plain.