Business
Alternatives to Acquisitions: Tech giants forge strategic partnerships to secure talent and technology without acquisitions
Big AI companies found creative ways to gain cutting-edge technology and talent without buying startups.
AI Careers
AI Careers
Algorithm Whisperers: What it's like to work as a prompt engineer
Looking for work in AI? Brush up on your language skills. Employers are hiring prompt engineers to write natural-language prompts for AI models, The Washington Post reported. They include Anthropic, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the London law firm Mischon de Reya.
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Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction
A survey of data scientists reveals a field of great opportunities but also room for improvement. The 2022 “State of Data Science” report from Anaconda, maker of a popular Python distribution, surveyed 3,493 students, teachers, and employees.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 7: Optimizing Your Job Search
Every job search is different. Here are some tips from Andrew Ng to increase the odds you’ll find the right position.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 6: Job Search Fundamentals
Last week, I wrote about switching roles, industries, or both as a framework for considering a job search. If you’re preparing to switch roles or industries, there’s a lot about your target job that you probably don’t know.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 5: Finding Your First AI Job
Andrew Ng presents a framework for job seekers in AI, especially those entering from a different field.
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AI Jobs Grow in Pharma: Drug Companies are Hiring More Machine Learning Engineers Than Ever
Pharmaceutical companies in several countries are hiring machine learning engineers at increasing rates.
AI Careers
What AI Employers Want: 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in AI and Machine Learning
A website that aggregates AI jobs revealed the roles that are most in-demand. Ai-jobs.net published its second annual list of the job titles that appeared most frequently in its listings.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 4: How to Sequence Projects to Build a Career
Last week’s letter focused on coming up with AI project ideas, part of a series on how to build a career in the field. This letter describes how a sequence of projects might fit into your career path.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 3: Choosing Projects
In the last two letters, I wrote about developing a career in AI and shared tips for gaining technical skills. This time, I’d like to discuss an important step in building a career: project work.
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 2: Learning Technical Skills
Last week, I wrote about key steps for building a career in AI: learning technical skills, doing project work, and searching for a job, all of which is supported by being part of a community. In this letter, I’d like to dive more deeply into the first...
Letters
How to Build a Career in AI, Part 1: Three Steps to Career Growth
The rapid rise of AI has led to a rapid rise in AI jobs, and many people are building exciting careers in this field. A career is a decades-long journey, and the path is not always straightforward.