I'm fine with that. I would also hope for more collab cross-departments, but the incentives in academia are unfortunately not exactly set up the right way. People become protective of "their turf".
I think it's good if people are aware of the origins of the methods they use. Regression wasn't invented under the umbrella of ML, but is analyzed from a particular angle in ML more than in stats.
I wrote a bit more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26984234
I think it's good if people are aware of the origins of the methods they use. Regression wasn't invented under the umbrella of ML, but is analyzed from a particular angle in ML more than in stats.