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Re:Ask HN: Makes sense to do Masters in Computer Science aft... by sidcool on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:30AM (#19431741)
I for some reason, don't like AI/ML and its cousins. I could just be bad at them, but I get annoyed with the hype around it. There of course are people doing amazing things in it, but I don't see myself among them.
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Re:Ask HN: Makes sense to do Masters in Computer Science aft... by bad_news_bears on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:26PM (#19433909)
What grievances do you have with the field, outside of generally being annoyed? Just curious, as I work in the field.
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Re:Ask HN: Makes sense to do Masters in Computer Science aft... by sidcool on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:43PM (#19434129)
Most people I have met who claim they are AI/ML experts, usually do linear regression or use pytorch or Tensor flow to get results. I don't say that's not valuable. But I don't think they are experts.

The hype has attracted manager like people who call themselves AI experts who have read a book on what AI can do and simply write blogs on the dangers of AI.

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