A generalist which masters multiple areas is also called a Polymath. Why are they important you ask? Because they change the world.

In ancient civilizations, becoming a polymath was a sign of greatness. The leaders excelled at politics, art, sports, was among many other things. The same is true for the field of tech.

Transfer learning (TL) is a research problem in ML that focuses on storing knowledge gained while solving one problem and applying it to a different but related problem.

Generalists focus on solving problems, tools don’t matter to them.

By one account, 37 percent of organizations have deployed AI solutions—up 270 percent from four years ago.

Analysts forecast global AI spending will more than double over the next three years, topping US$79 billion by 2022.

The AI-aided process has reduced actionable events from about 2,500 to 150 daily, enabling the professionals in TiVo’s network operations center to more easily manage highly complex operations, 24/7.