The fact it is still in its infancy is more of a reason to get involved.. Get in early and you have more of a chance to make an impact. You don;t need to fully move into the field, you can do it for an hour a day as a hobby, keeping your regular job. Maybe it'll lead to a programmer / AI job in the future. Maybe you'll stumble across the next simple discover like "guess the next word" that will lead to advanced models down the line