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joyloveroot OP t1_j24ce9g wrote

Reply to comment by kaseda in Is AI like ChatGPT censored? by joyloveroot

Philosophy is a term that has a wide range of meanings amongst the general public so I can understand how you don’t see the connection. Perhaps ironically, I majored in maths and psych in uni and minored in philosophy. I see the connection between all 3.

In any case, probably good to leave the discussion here as there is a limit to the nuance we can further explore in a Reddit thread :)

Curious, since you work in the field. If you know, what kinds of positions are available to non-coders in this field? I would love to contribute more in some way or at least see if my contributions can be valuable. What would you recommend?

I can provide further context if necessary…

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kaseda t1_j24p5bz wrote

Most jobs in AI and ML require master's degrees specialized in the topic. The teams that work on these things tend to be small so it's harder to justify training someone who might not know what they're doing. Granted, I've never seen listings for places like OpenAI, where the structure might be different.

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joyloveroot OP t1_j27t951 wrote

If that’s true, then clearly some amount of hubris is holding the field back 😂

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kaseda t1_j280cu1 wrote

AI and ML are not trivial things to just get into. A master's is roughly appropriate, not just for the education but also for the pay.

More so than hubris, is capitalism. It's hard to come across money for research's sake. Most companies don't care to invest in AI or ML if they can't see a ROI in it. That's the other reason the jobs are hard to come by.

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joyloveroot OP t1_j295lcl wrote

Yeah also ridiculous that we don’t dedicate resources based on some more rational criteria than the random movement of the capitalist market…

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