What if all "data science" is reduced to a sequence of calls to ready-made functions?

Question

data mining

Currently, people who call themselves data scientists are in great demand. In addition to experience with a certain technology stack (Python + a zoo of libraries, R, etc.), they are subject to serious requirements for knowledge of mathematics (lin. algebra, probability theory, etc.), the algorithms themselves and methods related to machine learning (feature selection , building models, etc.).
But due to high demand and a lack of people, a bunch of courses are being created, books are being written in which all algorithms that are complex from a mathematical point of view are explained on the fingers. Services are being developed that automate the processes of data preparation, feature selection, and allow solving problems without knowing anything of the above. And of course, such tools will develop. Then the question arises: will people with such skills and knowledge be needed? There are already many similar questions and various answers on the net. I would like to know what you think about this.

Answer 1

> a bunch of courses are being created, books are being written in which all algorithms that are complex from a mathematical point of view are explained on the fingers
99, (9)% sure - you exaggerate severely, and not everything is so rosy with Data Scientists.
Have you tried those courses and books in action?
Our reverse engineers in this regard are generally sad by definition))) but I’m not only a reverse engineer, I also work in a bunch of other areas, and I see problems with documentation and high-level tools in absolutely any area, even the most banal and standard, such as DBMS development for enterprises.
And if a bunch of ultra-high-level tools or books with a bunch of ready-made solutions suddenly fell from the sky, then I would never suffer from this.
1. As for convenient tools, for most people, duckling syndrome will simply not allow them to switch. And they should also be paid, otherwise it's generally some kind of fantasy. So the spread between me and them would increase, not decrease.
2. As for books, in principle no book can give skills. If only it is magical, like living water or a flying carpet.
3. Well, like many others, I will say that if my current knowledge and skills are not needed, then I will just take it and learn something new.
I can write roller coaster programs. I can drill and cut walls. I can sort out the internal combustion engine and cook water pipes. I can repair laptops, smartphones. I can become an air planet. I can become an air ace. We take a TV, insert it into the Murmansk Peninsula
And I will become more of a businessman. Not less, but more! For more ideas, projects, less technical part.
And whoever does not know how, I dare say, is not really a programmer at all. And he certainly shouldn’t be shaking over skills and knowledge - he doesn’t have them. He does not have general skills and knowledge, otherwise he would also be able to do so.
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Answer 2

So it will be. But as long as iron develops, data science will develop. Nothing is going anywhere.

Answer 3

well it is now and nothing