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How to get a job in AI field — Tips from Andrew Ng, the founder of DeepLearning.AI
In today’s job market, diving into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds a ton of promise. It’s like the cool kid at the career party that everyone wants to hang out with — including yours truly. But, let me tell you, deciphering the AI language can feel like trying to understand a cat meme in hieroglyphs. That’s where Andrew Ng, the tech guru and AI maestro, steps in with his e-book, “How to Build a Career in AI,” serving up some valuable wisdom. Picture this: Google Brain co-founder, former Chief Scientist at Baidu — basically the wizard behind the curtain teaching millions the ABCs of AI through platforms like Coursera and DeepLearning.AI.
Now, let’s break down the juicy bits from this e-book and sprinkle in some observations I’ve picked up while rubbing shoulders with tech wizards in an international tech company.
I. Learning for an AI Career
Learn the Basics Without Drowning in Tutorial Ocean
According to Ng, our AI initiation should involve cozying up to the fundamentals — think linear regression, logistic regression, neural networks, decision trees… and the list goes on. But hold your horses, cowboy! Trying to gulp down this entire menu at once is a surefire…
