There are a lot of terrible companies that won't look at you for an ML/data science role without a PhD.
I'm arguing that it's more serious than this: there are so many PhDs out there right now, companies will have no lack of skilled, well-credentialed candidates to choose from. Going down the "do it yourself" DS route is thus (a) very difficult, and (b) not very likely to pay off.
I'm arguing that it's more serious than this: there are so many PhDs out there right now, companies will have no lack of skilled, well-credentialed candidates to choose from. Going down the "do it yourself" DS route is thus (a) very difficult, and (b) not very likely to pay off.