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The narrator emphasizes that this breakthrough aligns with cognitive principles observed in humans. Humans excel at goal pursuit by constantly evaluating their current state against a desired goal, using internal "search" processes to navigate obstacles. This involves complex cognitive control and executive functions, which are believed to be managed by neural circuits that track progress, frustration signals, and contingency planning.
The analogy of traveling from California to Hawaii illustrates how this process involves not just navigation but resource management, contingency planning, and obstacle avoidance—all processes potentially modeled by QAR.