Machine learning, kaggle competitions, trying out GPT2 and BERT, learnt c++, thinking of learning Julia and rust, started a community for teens interested in co

Machine learning, kaggle competitions, trying out GPT2 and BERT, learnt c++, thinking of learning Julia and rust, started a community for teens interested in coding and machine learning (reddit.com/r/teensintech) Trying to start your own ml research project. It's pretty hard especially when you don't have any formal credentials or training. Is there anyone else here who's been doing ml research without a degree in ml?