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> Has ML, so far, really made any industry-changing inroads in any industry? Does the tech industry not count, or are you only considering industries that are

• ocdtrekkie 6y ago
  The tech industry claims it applies machine learning all over the place, but I doubt it actually moves the needle much.
  • orf 6y ago
    Is that opinion based on anything firmer than a pessimistic outlook? Lots of people jump on any trend, it doesn't mean the hype is unjustified or that nobody is "moving the needle" with that trend. Recommendations (e-commerce, advertising, music, etc) have been pretty revolutionized by it.
    • alpha_squared 6y ago
      > Recommendations (e-commerce, advertising, music, etc) have been pretty revolutionized by it. I'd like to learn more about how they've been revolutionized by it. Any sources you could share?
    • InitialLastName 6y ago
      As a personal anecdote, the quality of the recommendations I receive across the board has been roughly inversely proportional to the level hype around ML in the tech press and academia. C.f. Youtube's, Amazon and Netflix (products that bet BIG on recommendations) being incapable of recommending compelling material.
  • exged 6y ago
    ML contributes to a significant fraction of revenue at three of the world's largest companies (Amazon, Google, Facebook - largely through recommendations and ad ranking). It also drives numerous features that other tech companies build into their products to stay competitive (think FaceID on iPhone). Hard to argue that it doesn't move the needle...