The forgetting curve explains why humans struggle to memorize
&gt;<i>An unhelpful but common metaphor is that of the brain-as-computer, or computer-as-brain. The two things are often presented as working the same way. A brain “stores” memories like files on a hard drive, and software uses “neural networks” to learn like the human mind does. But the reality of learning is different. The computer won’t forget where the file is, and the neural network can only learn what it’s told to.</i><p>So many flaws packed into one paragraph.<p>&gt;<i>brain-as-computer, or computer-as-brain</i><p>That would be two different metaphors, not one<p>&gt;<i>A brain “stores” memories like files on a hard drive</i><p>Nobody thinks this<p>&gt;<i>The computer won’t forget where the file is</i><p>Brains don&#x27;t forget because they can&#x27;t find the file...<p>&gt;<i>neural network can only learn what it’s told to</i><p>The power of neural networks is that they discover patterns on their own. Thats the whole f<i></i>*ing point of neural networks.