>Someone with the patience and the good attitude to do the data prep, and who has a bit of basic domain knowledge, armed with even the most rudimentary ML techn

>Someone with the patience and the good attitude to do the data prep, and who has a bit of basic domain knowledge, armed with even the most rudimentary ML techniques will in any practical sense run rings around any rockstar researcher who just jumps in straight away with the AI. You would hope that PhDs who spend literally years doing research before writing up would understand this but it seems to be the first thing they forget! You articulated so well something that I've been trying to say to my managers. Thank you for your post.