I'm about to graduate with a PhD in machine learning in the US, and something's been bothering me and raising my curiosity. I am subscribed to a bunch of the ML mailing lists, and these lists are where a large number of openings in the ML-related fields (both academic and commercial) are advertised.
Almost 95% of all the openings advertised are based in Europe, Canada, or China. Other than the classic tech giants (Google, etc.) and Silicon Valley startups, what is the state of non-academic ML in the US? I know that many firms, contractors, etc., are looking into applied ML to further their projects, but I don't see nearly the same amount of "generalized" applied research activity in the US as I do in other countries.
Is there the same level of activity here, just not as widely discussed? Are any subscribers here actual commercial practitioners of ML techniques?
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