Ask HN: Getting into AI?

Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by bitL on Saturday December 03, 2022 @09:39AM (#33843777)

Ugh, it's like we are living on a different planet. SW engs seem to be now commoditized, all the money and hiring is in the ML space. It's fairly straightforward to get a 2x rate as a ML eng compared to one would get as a fullstack SW eng.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by bckr on Saturday December 03, 2022 @10:54AM (#33844364)

Note that you mentioned ML eng, while the parent mentioned data scientist.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by chrisbaker98 on Saturday December 03, 2022 @05:21PM (#33848069)

How does one switch careers from SW eng to ML eng?

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Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by bitL on Saturday December 03, 2022 @07:12PM (#33848990)

Either use your network or become an expert with some proof-of-skill.

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Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by chrisbaker98 on Sunday December 04, 2022 @09:23AM (#33853931)

Can anyone give me some advice that isnt completely generic?

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Re:Ask HN: Getting into AI? by bitL on Sunday December 04, 2022 @07:40PM (#33859851)

There are no bootcamps for ML. You can get a graduate degree (MS) in 1 year if you get into UTexas' online MSDSO which has a bunch of ML classes (ML/DL/NLP). UTexas itself is a top 10 school in CS so that might put you on the map for recruiters though PhD is strongly preferred. Another option is to take Stanford AI graduate classes which are deeper than UTexas' but also more demanding.

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