Ask HN: Does machine learning make sense if GenAI keep evolving?

Hi HN! About a year ago I bought A. Burkov&#x27;s &quot;The hundred-page machine learning book&quot;.<p>I thought it could be a good starting point for learning about transformers and GenAI.<p>But then I discovered here [1] the logic is far more complex, and a bit more specific (it also contains a lot of black magic in form of parameters to tune).<p>My impression is that a lot of &#x27;plain vanilla&#x27; Machine Learning topics (ML) are faded away this last 2 years... so it makes sense to study ML today?<p>And if yes, in the next 2-5 years, what are the things a GenAI cannot do than ML will continue to be useful to?<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gioorgi.com&#x2F;2024&#x2F;gemma-gem&#x2F;