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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by jinonoel on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:22PM (#18072488)
Had a quarter-life crisis, so decided to quit my job after working 5 years as a software engineer and get a masters degree in a foreign country in 2010. Had to choose a specialization, and chose AI/ML only because I liked reading sci-fi. Graduated in 2012 and was suddenly and accidentally in a great position to ride the AI and data science wave taking over the industry.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by mgenglder on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @12:31AM (#18072800)
Would you recommend getting an MSCS for getting into AI?
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by jinonoel on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:06AM (#18072919)
I had a really good time and learned more than I thought I would during my postgrad studies. However if you would be paying full tuition there's probably cheaper ways to get into AI though.
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Re:Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career? by FahadUddin92 on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:22AM (#18072976)
Just do the coursera courses and get started.
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