Yann LeCun responds to Michael Jordan's comments about deep learning

Also of interest is Michael Jordan's response to the original article with him:

https://amplab.cs.berkeley.edu/2014/10/22/big-data-hype-the-...

Thanks for linking this. I read Jordan's comments in IEEE Spectrum and was puzzled because it seemed like he was, in a veiled way, taking aim at deep learning. Then I re-read and saw that it could perhaps better be seen as an expression of annoyance about the media hype surrounding deep learning, but not an attack on deep learning per se.

This post and commentary make it clear that it's the latter, that Jordan is bothered by the hype and imprecision in the word "neural".

And, going back to the IEEE interview, that he's concerned about the possible repercussions on funding and legitimacy when the bill for the hype comes due, as it will.

God, first basketball, then baseball, and now he's gotta try his hands at AI too?

I thought it was a terribly editorialised interview. Jordon was very measured in his statements, and clearly impressed with the progress made in the "AI" field in general.

The interviewer on the other hand seemed to have very strong and cynical opinions about the field. The headline itself was a great example of this.

Also there is http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative, which might add to all the neural net stuff.

This makes much more sense now. The article was weird.