Well, "There Will Be a Scientific Theory of Deep Learning" looks like flag planting - an academic variant of "I told you so!", but one that is a citation magnet.

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A_D_E_P_T 6 hours ago | parent [-]

It's actually really fascinating that there isn't a scientific theory of deep learning, especially as it's a product of human engineering as opposed to e.g. biology or particle physics.

	▲	hodgehog11 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There are very good reasons why it took this long, but can be summed up as: everyone was looking in the wrong place. Deep learning breaks a hundred years of statistical intuition, and you don't move a ship that large quickly.
	▲	slashdave 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There is, but it is fractured. I would equate this effort as more of a standardization of terms and language.