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by anthony_doan 2020 days ago
Yeah a bit too much hype around ML.

I was in my org conference and the guy that head AI team was stating how Deep Learning going to change the world. That it'll write software in a few years (he's from the applied math field). He also glossed over many on going problems with Deep Learning.

We're in healthcare industry and this guy is pushing Theranos like level of snake oil.

The people that don't know a lick about ML or Statistic or both rely on these people. The doctors are relying on that dude and I for these inputs. And the dude is selling theranos like stuff. I think the problem is the medical field, cs, and stat are all high level field, requiring years of training to acquire mastery and knowledge. So it's rare that someone would have all three to be able to have a impartial view or a good overview of pros and cons.

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Huh? Who exactly is pushing "Theranos-like level of snake oil" here? What "dude" are you referring to?