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[D] USQL Joins Were Cool, But Now I Want to Join the GenAI Party
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Embarking on a journey from Data Engineering to Data Science offers exciting opportunities, especially in the rapidly evolving field of Generative AI. With 1.5 years of experience and a foundation in AI from your CSE studies, you are well-positioned to deepen your expertise. Strengthening your grasp of core concepts like neural networks and natural language processing will empower you to effectively apply Generative AI to real-world challenges.
Hi Experts,
I have 1.5 years of experience in Data Engineering, and now I want to start learning AI, ML, and Generative AI. I already have some knowledge of AI and ML from my college days as a CSE (AI) student. I’ve also worked on a few image classification projects and explored the application of AI in real-life problems.
Currently, I want to dive deeper into Generative AI. However, before that, I’d like to strengthen my understanding of the core concepts behind it—such as neural networks and NLP—so that I can later focus on real-world applications.
If you have a roadmap or guidance that data scientists or other professionals usually follow, it would be very helpful for me as I want to switch from a Data Engineering role to a Data Scientist role.
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