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Why you shouldn’t join the AI industry in 2021
Interested to get into AI? Read this first.
Disclaimer: These opinions are mine and mine only. You may choose to agree or disagree with them. And yes, some examples are hyperboles, please take them with a pinch of salt. :)
Why you shouldn’t join AI
You want to get rich.
Let’s get the elephant out of the room. As the words “Artificial Intelligence” and “Machine Learning” get plastered all over the media with governments, public agencies and even large corporates advocating for and/or incorporating AI into their business one way or another, it’s hard not to imagine that the industry is flushed with hot money. Let’s be honest — it is.
Want to raise seed money for your start-up? Throw in the acronyms “AI” into your business proposition and you’ll have investors lining up at your doorstep.
Want to ask for additional budget for your department at an MNC? Throw in the words “AI”, “Data Analytics” or “Automation” and you’re bound to get that fat budget rolling in coming quarter.
You want to get rich…through the stock market.
With a banking and finance background, I’ve encountered a handful of friends and acquaintances who view AI as…
