I'd say this is better for those closer to the engineering side of the science<->engineering continuum, for sure. For AI researchers proper, I happen to strongly believe in symbolic approaches, so I'd say it's more of a tie/subjective/use-both situation.
AIAMA certainly has an absolute mountain of existing material, and it's never a bad idea to be working off the same baseline as a large majority of your interlocutors!
AIAMA certainly has an absolute mountain of existing material, and it's never a bad idea to be working off the same baseline as a large majority of your interlocutors!