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Re:Ask HN: Is a masters in ML worth it? by Inf0s3c on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @11:42AM (#39907054)
I doubt it. Most places hiring want hands on experience with tech stacks; PyTorch, opencv, training, fine tuning models… concrete skills

Make reference implementations from a couple recent papers, publish them on GitHub. Fine tune a demo model to show off during an interview.

Thats shows you lean into the work, not memorization of academias circumlocution

Re:Ask HN: Is a masters in ML worth it? by clbrmbr on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @12:41PM (#39907807)
This. Degrees (other than top tier) stopped mattering a while ago but somehow many paying students haven’t noticed yet.

Actually implementing methods from recent papers will give a real education and at the very least a really damn impressive portfolio, if not some notoriety on its own.