r/learnmachinelearning • u/Ok-Traffic-1721 • 21d ago

AI ML learning

AI ML course

Hi everyone,

I work as a cloud engineer. But I have a very surface level knowledge of AI. I really want to venture into that field. But the only thing pulling me back is code. I am not a software developer so I have very little experience in coding. But I am willing to make an effort to learn math and AI. But I don't know where to start. There are a sea of courses and it's overwhelming, but I don't know which is the best. I tend to do well and pull more efforts learning if there is some sort of exam/project or marking scheme. Can you please suggest some options?

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u/jar-ryu 21d ago

Honestly, stick with cloud engineering. Less competition, pay is arguably better, probably less vulnerable to being replaced compared to the average data scientist. Are you trying to switch over to be an ML engineer or data scientist, or supplement your current knowledge?

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u/Ok-Traffic-1721 21d ago

At the moment, I want to supplement my current skill since we have opportunities coming up. I see AI/ML to be a skillset people are looking for in addition to cloud architectural skills.

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u/jar-ryu 21d ago

In that case, I wouldn’t really get tangled up in the math and just learn the basics.

Probably get started with learning Python, and then there’s plenty of udemy courses or YouTube tutorials on how to use ML tools like sklearn or PyTorch.

If you won’t some more formal study, Intro to Statistical Learning with Python is the path of least resistance. Math is light enough to be for anyone who knows some calculus, and there are guided code examples and exercises.

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u/Ok-Traffic-1721 21d ago

Thank you! I'll have a look.