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Re:A.I. will have implications for education, welfare and ge... by WalterBright on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @06:01PM (#18296839)
With my first job after college, I found a large impedance mismatch between my (mostly mathematical) education and engineering in the physical world. It took some time to overcome that, but in the end having the strong math basis turned out to be a big advantage.

(Better math meant designs could be optimized for lighter weight and reduced manufacturing cost.)

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Re:A.I. will have implications for education, welfare and ge... by mattnewton on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @06:07PM (#18296889)
I think you need both for machine learning systems, and the software engineering one is easier to teach on the job than math education. Or at least we expect to have to grow candidates that way and have infrastructure for it.
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