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> "a subfield of computer science" (computability is a minor concern compared to the statistical underpinnings)

Computability theory is not all of computer science. It's just one subfield among many.

I'm referring obliquely to a specific nitpick from select CS folks who argue that because the theoretical optimum is not computable in finite time/memory that the statistical basis for understanding ML is irrelevant.

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