> The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads
I've worked in the industry for a few years now and worked with hundreds of data scientists and for me this is not true. They are smart, no doubt, but they are on par with programmers. Majority aren't doing pure research but just applying the knowledge of others to new problems.
The best minds for me are still those in universities doing pure research. And that hasn't changed.
I've worked in the industry for a few years now and worked with hundreds of data scientists and for me this is not true. They are smart, no doubt, but they are on par with programmers. Majority aren't doing pure research but just applying the knowledge of others to new problems.
The best minds for me are still those in universities doing pure research. And that hasn't changed.