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I think it was Yann LeCun who said on a Reddit AMA that if you want to go into Machine Learning, a PhD is very much mandatory. I'm doing a PhD myself right now
by albertzeyer 12y ago
I think it was Yann LeCun who said on a Reddit AMA that if you want to go into Machine Learning, a PhD is very much mandatory.
I'm doing a PhD myself right now in Machine Learning / Deep Learning. I started half a year ago. I don't have any bad experience yet. But I haven't heard too much bad things at all in Germany. My chair: http://www-i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ http://www-i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/
- brational 12y agoYann's answer was in regards to machine learning specific research. If someone merely wants to work on hard computer science and engineering problems that require ML knowledge, a PhD is not required. Though it will definitely not hurt in any way.