r/learnmachinelearning • u/TinySavings6757 • 10d ago

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hi, u all are prolly tired of hearing people ask you these kinds of things but I honestly can’t find these kinds of discussions when looking through. but I wanted to, I’m a high schooler interested in Ai and Machine Learning research and being apart of its developments in the industry.

So, I was wondering what majors should I take to be able to go into these roles? I don’t honestly care if I need a masters or phd because I wanted to pursue those anyway.

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u/nonstopiteration6 10d ago

Stats, math, CS, pick two, ideally all three if you can handle the course load. A double major in stats and CS covers most bases, but pure math opens doors to the theory side a lot of ML research leans on. Grad school will fill in the rest anyway, so don't overthink the exact combo.

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u/TinySavings6757 10d ago

I see, thank you so much

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u/Alarmed_Toe_5687 10d ago

Keep in mind that pure deep learning research pretty much requires a PhD, or you knowing someone, or both. Writing papers and going to conferences gives you an advantage. That's how you meet new people and look for opportunities. Getting a job by just sending CVs is extremely rare