I'm starting a MSc. in CS, and I want to work in machine learning and data science research/academia, problem is:

Machine learning is so fucking overhyped and we're at a point of diminishing returns

Neural networks are a joke right now, sure it's really powerful and everything, but, IT'S TOO HIGH-LEVEL
I don't think we're heading towards any new breakthroughs or innovations in that field any time soon, the only solution would be to "reset" and start fresh

I've been recently thinking about something physics-related, maybe quantum computing (yes meme name), but the field is at a really early stage, maybe I could get a breakthrough while I'm in mid/late life

Any thoughts on what to do?, I basically want to have a scientific legacy in my name