I went on to earn a doctorate in biophysics and then began a career developing instrumentation for biomedical research. While I no longer work directly in the field of physics, the physical intuition and reasoning abilities honed by a physics education has allowed me to successfully lead teams consisting of electrical and mechanical engineers, while serving as the liaison to biologists and doctors. I regard a physics education as a modern-day ‘liberal arts’ technical degree.

> I regard a physics education as a modern-day ‘liberal arts’ technical degree.

Some anecdotal evidence for this:

https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/dario-amodei#details

> Dario Amodei: We have generally found that if we hire someone who is a Physics PhD or something, that they can learn ML and contribute just very quickly in most cases.