> Rodney Brooks (approx.): No, human ingenuity is actually responsible for progress in AI. We can’t just solve problems by throwing more compute at them.

I find this amusing considering nature just kept throwing more time at the universe until humans emerged. That said, I don't think Brooks is wrong. I can't recall where in the lectures this is, but I remember Feynman going on a rant about how poorly designed the human eye was. Human ingenuity really is an essential piece of the puzzle, seeing as Nature, in and of itself, isn't very smart.