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It is research; It doesn't need to be perfect.
And the research they do is, even with this bias, ground breaking.
80% might be to get this thing running, 20% might be to finetune it for minorities.
When google started the ML stuff for translation, they did start with english, now they support much more languages than before.
Don't get me wrong, its not about the money itself necessarily but how you earn it.
He sells himself and in my opinion he does use marketing tools and mechanisms i don't like.
Nonetheless, the only reason why i care about him as he gets mentioned on HN every year or so. I care enough to write a comment but not to do anything else.
How he does it and what he does feels for me like mental esotherism.
I read the article and i'm not following the argument delivered at all.
There is no real proof to this.
I'm following and reading research @ google (stuff like this https://ai.googleblog.com/ and other sources) for ages now and NOTHING indicates an 'implosion'.
It is strong research with real and constant results.
I have no idea why the autor would even consider using the word 'implode'.
Its not rocket science that data is biased and it just will continue be researched and a solution will be found. For the single reason that biased systems in certain areas will not deliver the results you need to use it properly.
He is probably coning on a subtile not relevant level.
I googled his SCD and yes its the same schema f with his book and everything else he does.
It is not new at all.
His website uses the same technics to promote 'his' revolutionary things while never ever having done anthing new anything relevant at all.
And i read his 4-hour workweek. I payed for that book. His charisma triggerd me to get it.
This still doesn't mean he ever achieved anything you haven't read in any other blog or whatever.
He is selling himself very well. I personally would not be proud of myself though if i had his 'career'.
No its not.
Great that we taked about it :-)
Tim Ferris is half conartist half motivation speaker.