It opens the door to more script kiddies, not more researchers. I really think we need more researchers who understand inference from first principles and make models in view to furthering understanding as opposed to more fit(X,y).

I don’t say this naively. At least in industries, the weight of imposter data scientists I think is getting to a level that may cause the profession to implode due to customer disillusionment within the next 10 years precisely because fit(X,y) is so accessible.