Why would AI researchers assume that AI models are like human brains? Sleep is also super important for brains, but AI models don't need it.

Unless you're asserting that AI models and brains do share some things in common?

'''Our key insight is that many everyday social interactions may follow predictable patterns; efficient "scripts" that minimize cognitive load for actors and observers, e.g., "wait for the green light, then go." We propose modeling these routines as behavioral programs instantiated in computer code rather than policies conditioned on beliefs and desires. ''' yet, as far as I can tell, did not cite the relevant literature.

Au contraire. DreamCoder is a stupendous work. https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3453483.3454080

well, they speak the same language for one thing