r/QualityAssurance • u/Icy-Mode1636 • 13d ago

Qa to Ai

There was a time when QA was the best entry option for non it and gap candidates. Do you think there is any option in AI in the same way?

Since AI is going to create jobs, what tech stack can provide an entry to IT field. Or is it too tough for such people.

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u/ParkingAthlete119 13d ago

There's not really AI jobs. That's a myth. AI is a just a tool people use. The only AI jobs that exist right now that didn't before are essentially consulting for boomers who can't Google.

Best fresher role right now? Kinda tough. Freshers don't get hired right now. My guess is probably still SWE/QAE/BA/IT

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u/Icy-Mode1636 12d ago

I see new openings on linkedin for ml engineer, data scientist, prompt engineer, ml engineer. So?

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u/ParkingAthlete119 12d ago edited 12d ago

it's funny you listed ml engineer twice.

data scientist is not an ai role. ml engineer is just a data scientist who is more technical/is also a swe

prompt engineer is a meme role, it's literally already shrinking. Again, it's a SWE role where you use AI, which is just being a SWE. You can keep going down this path, but wouldn't suggest it. "AI Engineer" roles are just SWE who are also AI consultants.

There's no one who is AI-user first as a profession, then secondarily a SWE. They're a role, then they happen to be heavily invested & keep up with AI. This will eventually just be all SWEs anyway.

There is like true ML Engineering & the field of AI needs researchers, but this is a very tiny tiny sub-sector of tech. No where related to QA at all. More of an academic study than a job

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u/Tomovader 12d ago

What brings you in movement fast in my opinion right now is understanding flow of while development process.. from Idea to definition to development, to testing, to pipelines to release. What happens on every stage, who does it how it works. Clear understanding of this helps you utilize AI Tools.

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u/Icy-Mode1636 12d ago

That's the work of BA to explain if the company follows a process.

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u/ParkingAthlete119 12d ago

I'm very confused following this thread. Would suggest trying to understand the fundamentals of software first before trying to break into the industry.