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• dwaltrip 12y ago
  This is so cool. I'd love to work on this stuff... Anyone know how hard it would be for someone who is fairly good at programming (works as a full stack developer and feels quite comfortable learning new things) and has strong math skills (undergrad degree) to break into this field? Is going back to school for a masters/phd the best way?
  • ratsimihah 12y ago
    How about you read the article and get a few books on the relevant topics? It would probably be much cheaper than going back to school.
    • dwaltrip 12y ago
      Very good point. I taught myself web dev (now working at a pretty awesome startup) so I'm definitely familiar with that route. I have a few cool AI ideas I'm hoping to start spending more time in the coming months, and I have heard of some great online courses to check out. I was just curious as to how important institutional credentials are for this kind of thing, seeing as it much more academic than building CRUD web apps.
      • meric 12y ago
        I think there are lots of AI competitions where you can join and make your name.
  • dabeeeenster 12y ago
    I did an M.SC in CogSci a long way back (1998) and funnily enough my thesis area was very very close to this (reinforcement learning with different network topologies). The core area is pretty simple stuff to be honest. Obviously DeepMind are completely next-level but you can get pretty good results with basic understanding...