News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well written SQL scripts. Parent comment

Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by rorykoehler on Monday April 23, 2018 @02:47AM (#16901021)
They invest in future potential. What you can do now is nearly irrelevant besides showing vision and competency. The next big thing isn't going to come from a couple of clever sql scripts.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by collyw on Monday April 23, 2018 @04:38AM (#16901608)
Neither will the next big failure.

What has AI really given us so far? Amazon / Youtube recommendations and some self driving cars that have crashed in unexpected ways. (Have they managed to debug that yet?)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by rorykoehler on Monday April 23, 2018 @09:46AM (#16903322)
From a VC perspective failure has a maximum downside of whatever you invested. Success has a limitless upside. That's why 9 out of 10 companies failing isn't an issue.
[ Parent | on HN ]