Evolution is a very generalized but very slow optimization algorithm, actually, and it's velocity is sort of inherently connected to the population size and lif

Evolution is a very generalized but very slow optimization algorithm, actually, and it's velocity is sort of inherently connected to the population size and lifespan, meaning it has to make trade-offs, it is limited. But because it's generic that means it can evolve faster mechanisms. I like to think of intelligence as this faster mechanism -- it came about because for living beings with a large lifespan evolving through natural barriers takes too long, so that this more time-localized procedure is needed.