It's never too late to get into anything if you have an interest and a desire to learn. You may not be able to fit the standard path, but there are always ways

It's never too late to get into anything if you have an interest and a desire to learn. You may not be able to fit the standard path, but there are always ways to cut your own. For ML/AI, with the massive amount of public material, open source software, and companies sharing cutting edge research I'd say today is the an amazing time to get started.