I mean, they were. Back then, humans often outperformed machines in very rapidly evolving situations like these because there's only so much problem solving tec

I mean, they were. Back then, humans often outperformed machines in very rapidly evolving situations like these because there's only so much problem solving tech you can pack into 80kg. I would actually argue that the only reason this is becoming less of a factor because just launching the experiment again is an increasingly cheap and viable option.