It’s never too late to break into AI. It doesn’t really matter where you come from.
That’s what Business Insider learned while speaking with dozens of people working in AI, from recent college grads to mid-career changers to those looking to start their own AI companies.
Their stories took us from India and Singapore to Silicon Valley and Sydney and showed us that there are countless paths to this burgeoning field.
We categorized entry routes into four categories (AI graduation, migration, pivot, and DIY AI migration) and asked people to share their candid advice, fears, challenges, and lessons learned about leveraging this emerging technology. Here are 16 stories to help you chart your own AI career path.
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Graduate to AI
Ready to land a job in AI right out of college? We spoke to four people who landed their first AI jobs while in school or right after graduation.
Transition to AI
Not every career change has to be drastic. We spoke to four people who moved into AI roles after working in technology or starting out in finance.
create the axis of life
Again, some career axes can also be life axes. We spoke to people who gave up a career in music or a career in medicine to get into AI, or left other industries after years of work.
build it yourself
Inspired by other companies? Go ahead and build your own. We spoke to four people who have founded their own AI companies.
