On the snake-oil and shallow expertise of AI influencers

As a legitimate AI research engineer, I 100% agree with the take of the OP (particularly with the example self-proclaimed &quot;Forbes AI Innovator of the Year&quot;): <i>I&#x27;m not salty because I&#x27;m jealous... I want more people to learn ML and Data Science, I just don&#x27;t want them to learn snake oil selling. I&#x27;m particularly salty because being a snake oil salesman and a shameless self-promoter seems to be a legitimate path to success. As an academic and a scientist, it bothers me that people listen to advice from such snake oil salesmen.</i>

Empty vessels make the loudest noise, aka the Dunning-Kruger effect [1].<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theurbanengine.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;&#x2F;the-dunning-kruger-effect" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theurbanengine.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;&#x2F;the-dunning-kruger-effect</a>