The exact opposite seems to be true. In many domains, machine learning showed even very simple algorithms easily outperform "experts". It's not uncommon to find

The exact opposite seems to be true. In many domains, machine learning showed even very simple algorithms easily outperform "experts". It's not uncommon to find that experts perform barely better than chance. See: http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gv/statistical_prediction_rules_outperform_expert/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/3gv/statistical_prediction_rules_out...