Re:AI Expert Roadmap
by Der_Einzige on Friday November 06, 2020 @06:04PM
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I chuckle a bit when they put PCA as being the very last thing you learn, way after dimensionality reduction (PCA is the classic and most "simple" dimensionality reduction technique)
Also, the reality is that very few full on AI experts (and yes, this means Ph.Ds with a lot of publications at top conferences who are also FAANG applied ML engineers) will have more than 70% of these skills. Luckily, this is a field which highly rewards specialization. They don't need the breadth if they have depth in their particular areas.
My experience has been that in the vast majority of applied roles involving AI, there is not enough emphasis on the software engineering skills necessary for productizing the models, leading to situations like baron_harkonnens critique.
Also, the reality is that very few full on AI experts (and yes, this means Ph.Ds with a lot of publications at top conferences who are also FAANG applied ML engineers) will have more than 70% of these skills. Luckily, this is a field which highly rewards specialization. They don't need the breadth if they have depth in their particular areas.
My experience has been that in the vast majority of applied roles involving AI, there is not enough emphasis on the software engineering skills necessary for productizing the models, leading to situations like baron_harkonnens critique.