If you have an undergraduate’s understanding of calculus and linear algebra, you’re as or more advanced than the legion of ML PhD candidates I see graduating al

If you have an undergraduate’s understanding of calculus and linear algebra, you’re as or more advanced than the legion of ML PhD candidates I see graduating all the time. A field like that is running on hype, and has no quality control at all. I’ve seen people get hired into Ivy League tenure track jobs without knowing how linear algebra really works.