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by Slix 938 days ago
If I start now and start reading up on AI, will I become anything close to an expert?

I'm worried that I'm starting a journey that requires a Master's or PhD.

4 comments

From reading this book you’d have a very good grasp of the underlying theory, much more than many ML engineers. But you’d be missing out on the practical lessons, all the little tips and intuitions you need to be able to get systems working in practice. I think this just takes time and it’s as much an art as it is a science.
The only guide post to use in this world of ever increasing information to learn is to ask yourself "do i find learning this stuff enjoyable?", questions like "can i become an expert" are vague and not good guideposts.
Very hard to answer without knowing what your goal is. Do you want to be a practitioner of DL, or do you want to be a researcher?
Not the OP, but I’d like to hear you answer and reasoning for the “practitioner of DL” case.
You probably won't become an expert, but I'm not clear why you'd want to!