AJ Shankar: Most machine learning implementations do not use deep learning
AJ Shankar · a16z Podcast | The Product Edge in Machine Learning Startups · Jan 2, 2019 · at 3:58
AJ Shankar, co-founder and CEO of Everlaw, explains why machine learning startups can achieve major value without relying on complex deep learning neural networks.
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“Most ML implementations are not deep learning. They're not neural networks. There's a ton of implementations that are incredibly valuable that don't involve networks.”
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