Polong’s Advice for a Job in AI | 7th | week 4 |.
So what advice would you give to someone who's looking to get into a career in AI. Yes absolutely. I had a bit of an unusual route becoming a data scientist or an AI specialists myself. I have a background in psychology so when I was studying, I was basically thinking of continuing to do academic research and not going to industry. But at some point in time, I had a realization that I didn't really want to become a professor. I didn't really want to teach or do research in an academic setting. I started looking for jobs and it was quite difficult because what we see today is sometimes what you'll learn in university doesn't translate directly into what companies want. So how do you bridge that gap exactly? For me, when I was at the time still in Tokyo, Japan, I didn't have a lot of resources around me or English speaking resources at the time where I could develop my skills. So I looked towards online courses and online courses helped me practice python, practice R, my data analysis skills through programming and I was able to develop a foundation in the skill set that was highly sought after by many different companies.