AI is a vast field ranging from robotics to cloud computing. In the future AI will be more prevalent than what anybody had imagined before. AI will be everywhere. Almost everybody will be having their personal AI assistants helping them with their tasks. For example an AI assistant will help a student in doing homework and understanding concepts, it will help a doctor in managing patients, making links between different reports and giving insights about treatment and more. AI is here and everywhere. AI will be kind of new specie living in between and with us in the coming years.
Now the question is if I want to learn and grow and benefit from the AI or I want to make career in AI what are the skills required to be successful in this field?
Here I am listing some of the skills to be successful in this field. This list is not exhaustive, and you must research by yourself what are your interests and weaknesses.
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: The first thing to do in AI career is to be able to code. So you must learn programming. Some in demand languages are Python, R, Java, C++. You must master at least one.
- Data Science: Ability to understand and make sense of data.
- Math and Statistics: Good knowledge of Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability and Statistics
- Robotics
- Neural Networks
- Algorithms and Data Structure
- Project Management:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to Detail
- Domain Knowledge
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Computer Vision
- AI Frameworks and Libraries
- Model Deployment and Production
- Ethics and Morality
- Lifelong Learner
- Networking