Planning / A* search is hardly a bunch of ifs, and is a crucial component of these systems. Expert systems are closer to a bunch of ifs, but that overlooks that the challenge is in coming up with the conditions, not writing if statements.

if rule(mean(training_data, weightings)): ...

isnt so different than

if rule(programmer_params): ...

Depends. Conceptually there is no difference between a few ifs and a few billion ifs, in practice it's a whole different ballgame.

This is very true

Code format for a 1 line like this example is nowhere close to # of lines in other files, the networking delays, and also can't be done client-side with current hardware to the scale needed for multiple entities all weighted uniquely in the current 2023 "AI" tools.