There's quite probably some of that. A quote from J.S. Mill on the distinction between science and technology strikes me as useful:
"One of the strongest reasons for drawing the line of separation clearly and broadly between science and art is the following:—That the principle of classification in science most conveniently follows the classification of causes, while arts must necessarily be classified according to the classification of the effects, the production of which is their appropriate end."
Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy
"One of the strongest reasons for drawing the line of separation clearly and broadly between science and art is the following:—That the principle of classification in science most conveniently follows the classification of causes, while arts must necessarily be classified according to the classification of the effects, the production of which is their appropriate end."
Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12004?msg=welcome_stranger#E...
Deep Learning is finding associated effects. It does not find the underlying causes. It is a mode of technical rather than scientific advance.