Category theory for data science: cautious optimism

1 · John Cook · June 26, 2019, 2:16 p.m.
I’m cautiously optimistic about applications of category theory. I believe category theory has the potential to be useful, but I’m skeptical of most claims to have found useful applications. Category theory has found useful application, especially behind the scenes, but a lot of supposed applications remind me of a line from Colin McLarty: [Jean-Pierre] Serre […]...