An AI doesn't need to think in the same way humans think. It just needs to achieve results (that are better, or at least equal to humans).

The same question has been asked of chess "ai" in the past - that chess ai isn't thinking, it's "just" searching through all possibilities etc. And yet, the result is that no humans can beat chess ais now-a-days.

I'm growing weary of all the AI hype being shoved down my throat. Every time I dig into examples of what it can do, the result seems shittier than what a talented human would achieve instead. I'm forming an impression it's a kludge for the mediocre.

I don't want to be a crotchety old grump about this - I'd love to hear thoughts on truly notable examples where quality far exceeds our existing best in class work.