From a neuroscience perspective , current AI has not helped explain much about real brains. It did however validate the connectionist model of intelligence and

From a neuroscience perspective , current AI has not helped explain much about real brains. It did however validate the connectionist model of intelligence and memory, to the point that alternate theories are much less believable nowadays. It is interesting to watch the deep learning field evolve, hoping that at some point it will intersect with brain anatomy.