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Too early to tell. How long is a masters going to take? Three years? What's the ML landscape going to look like in three years? I don't know the answer. In
by AnimalMuppet 3y ago
Too early to tell.
How long is a masters going to take? Three years? What's the ML landscape going to look like in three years?
I don't know the answer. In three years, ML could have pretty much maxed out, and people could be not hiring for it any more. Or in three years a masters in ML could be the golden ticket. I don't know. I don't think anyone else knows, either.
My impression is that "these cutting edge tech companies" are not easily able to find as many qualified candidates as they want right now. Emphasis on "right now". Is there something you can do to become qualified (by their definition) that will be faster than a masters?
(I'm pretty sure that their definition of "qualified" has to be less than a masters - there hasn't been enough time for there to be very many ML masters degrees yet.)
- n4r9 3y agoUpvoted. The OP is specifically asking about a masters in ML. Many of the other immediate replies don't seem to have taken this into account.
- fowkswe 3y agoThis is a great point and I think the crux of it is - is ML going to be like the last crypto 'boom'? I don't think it is. Investment is being made at an institutional level in a way that was not happening for crypto. We are deep in the midst of the hype cycle right now, but if the hype pans out, ML will have a transformative effect on the tech market (or world for that matter) akin to the internet itself. In that scenario, ML expertise at any level will be a golden ticket.
- krainboltgreene 3y ago> but if the hype pans out I wonder how many times that's been said in the last 15 years on HN.
- master-lincoln 3y agoIs the ML industry different than the rest of tech I experienced so far, in that they actually care much about official certificates instead of testing your knowledge in interviews or looking at what you did already?
- idontpost 3y ago[dead]