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People learn to hit a target by changing the structure of their brain to fit the task. Computers become better at hitting a target by changing a data structure. That seems directly analogous to me. Critically, learning doesn’t imply the ability to perfectly execute the task.

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I could not imagine two things that are more unrelated.

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In what ways are they unrelated? Learning is just another activity that people do. Like sleeping or assembling ikea furniture.