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0 pointsseanmcdirmid1y ago0 comments

EEs actually had a head start on ML, especially those who took signal processing.

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I think anyone with an academic bone in their body had a head start on ML.

Linear algebra, optimization, gradients, etc are 1st and 2nd year topics for STEM.

The software industry is dominated by self taught hackers and EE/math/physics drop outs. CS prestige is less than 10 years old.

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I think anyone with an academic bone in their body had a head start on ML.

Linear algebra, optimization, gradients, etc are 1st and 2nd year topics for STEM.

The software industry is dominated by self taught hackers and EE/math/physics drop outs. CS prestige is less than 10 years old.

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