This is a great little paper -- with comments and rejoinder! I presented it to a reading group back when it appeared, I enjoyed it so much. Always worth re-reading because Breiman is such a hero of useful probabilistic modeling and insight.
One should remember that it is a reflection of its time, and the dichotomy it proposed has been softened over the years.
Another paper, more recent, and re-examining some of these same trends in broader context, is by David Donoho:
One should remember that it is a reflection of its time, and the dichotomy it proposed has been softened over the years.
Another paper, more recent, and re-examining some of these same trends in broader context, is by David Donoho:
https://courses.csail.mit.edu/18.337/2015/docs/50YearsDataSc...
Highly recommended. Pretty good HN comments at:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10431617