Nah. It's a specialized skill that most programmers won't need to know. Is it useful? Yes, but only if you're a specialist, just like any other niche in compute

Nah. It's a specialized skill that most programmers won't need to know. Is it useful? Yes, but only if you're a specialist, just like any other niche in computer science. Nobody needs an amateur machine learning engineer, just like nobody needs a hobby compilers enthusiast on their team, or weekend warrior cryptanalysis abilities. Be an expert or go home.