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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

it's a fad in terms of the hype and the superstition.

it won't go away. it will just become boring and mostly a business to business concern that is invisible to the end consumer. just like every other big fad of the past 20 years. 'big data', 'crypto', etc.

5 years ago everyone was suddenly a 'data scientist'. where are they now? yeah... exactly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

5 years ago everyone was suddenly a ‘data scientist’. where are they now? yeah… exactly.

Quants. They make more money than most doctors. I know one who is 39 and is retiring.