Feynman was a well-known proponent of AI and neural networks [1]. He even gave popular lectures on the subject [2]. He also claimed that replicating animal-like visual recognition abilities in machines would be Nobel-worthy; deep learning was certainoy a breakthrough in that.

[1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/2209.00083

[2] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ipRvjS7q1DI