Statistics vs. Machine Learning, fight! AI and Social Science – Brendan O'Connor

Current take: Statistics, not machine learning, is the real deal, but unfortunately suffers from bad marketing. On the other hand, to the extent that bad marketing includes misguided undergraduate curriculums, there's plenty of room to improve for everyone. I had two thoughts reading this. Machine learners invent annoying new terms, sound cooler, and have all the fun. They have way less funding and influence than it seems they might deserve.