Agreed. The use of ML is highly dependent on the data. Having a something like the Prediction api is fine, but seems like the use-cases would be rigid.
Yup, and if commit to it and suddenly realize you need a little more flexibility than the API provides, you're probably in a worse position than if you rolled it yourself.
Real-world ML is so full of black magic and hackery that it's the LAST thing I'd try to sell as a web service.
Real-world ML is so full of black magic and hackery that it's the LAST thing I'd try to sell as a web service.