Comment by pphysch

Both of you are right. There is demand for tailored (fine-tuned) models; almost every enterprise would theoretically benefit from them.

But there are also a lot of prerequisites, namely does the enterprise have its sh*t together on a technical level. Does it have the processes and data pipelines available to train and benefit from these models? Probably not!

Applied ML is at the crown of a tech pyramid whereas most enterprises are still struggling at ground level. Being able to build from be ground is likely a safer skillset than only knowing how to work at the (non-existent) apex.