[throwaway81523]

> Let me ask a slightly different way - can someone like me get into a job like these, without needing some more college?

It is a trendy area and in such areas there is always skepticism towards wannabe entrants. As for whether you know enough math, I would start by watching the fast.ai videos and seeing if you're comfortable with the explanations and tools.

I can say I have a stronger math background than most programmers (though less strong than that of real math geeks) and I don't think I know enough math to really grok this stuff, but I'm always after a more foundational understanding than it takes to just use the tools. I think there are opportunities that don't require the math, but are just about having gotten some practice with packages X, Y, or Z. In the end though, those are like web frameworks that become obsolete all the time. So it is worth spending time on foundations.