PaboBormot

Hey I’m from the /r/math subreddit! How useful is mathematical theory for a machine learning practitioner? I’m thinking stuff like VC dimension and concentration inequalities. Does it actually help you do better work, or is it more useful to just use heuristics?

Ah, that’s reassuring. Though I was more wondering whether the mathematical theory of ML itself was useful in ML practice, instead of general mathematics expertise. Sorry for the extra question, hope you don’t mind answering.