[AlexandrB]

> Moravec's paradox is the observation by artificial intelligence and robotics researchers that, contrary to traditional assumptions, reasoning requires very little computation, but sensorimotor and perception skills require enormous computational resources.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravec%27s_paradox

[orbital-decay]

Moravec's paradox is just an observation made on 80's state of AI. It doesn't hold true - high-level reasoning is absolutely not cheaper than sensorimotor stuff, and most importantly there might be no difference between them.

[wanderingstan]

IMO this still holds true, from the wiki:

> Moravec wrote in 1988, "it is comparatively easy to make computers exhibit adult level performance on intelligence tests or playing checkers, and difficult or impossible to give them the skills of a one-year-old when it comes to perception and mobility".

That is, few compute resources are needed for a program that can beat human checkers players, as compared to what’s required to solve perception problems.

I wonder if you have a different thought of what “reasoning” was being discussed, as you switched the term to “high level reasoning”?