Based on the headline, did anyone else expect this article to be about "deep learning"? Seems like everyone and their mother is using machine learning to do X t

Based on the headline, did anyone else expect this article to be about "deep learning"? Seems like everyone and their mother is using machine learning to do X these days. My concern would be that neither the founders nor the investors understand the math/science behind it well enough to accurately forecast if most of these products could work. I don't know how many VCs have CS PhDs doing their due diligence, hopefully more than I think. Personally I don't care either way, but some academics are gonna get mad if/when the media starts comparing deep learning stuff to financial engineering... To be clear I think machine learning methods add a lot of value, but given the current climate of hype, I'm seeing more noise and fluff surrounding product possibilities based on these technologies.