> But more saliently, I think it's absurd to think our brains, or brains in general, do polynomial curve fitting in any meaningful sense. Why would an AI need

> But more saliently, I think it's absurd to think our brains, or brains in general, do polynomial curve fitting in any meaningful sense. Why would an AI need to use the same mechanisms as a human to think? Most machines we create are quite different in character from their natural counterparts (what bird has a propeller?)