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Podcast: DataTalks.Club
Episode: Navigating Career Changes in Machine Learning - Chris Szafranek
Description: We talked about
Chris’s background
Switching careers multiple times
Freedom at companies
Chris’s role as an internal consultant
Chris’s sabbatical
ChatGPT
How being a generalist helped Chris in his career
The cons of being a generalist and the importance of T-shaped expertise
The importance of learning things you’re interested in
Tips to enjoy learning new things
Recruiting generalists
The job market for generalists vs for specialists
Narrowing down your interests
Chris’s book recommendations
Links:
Lex Fridman: science, philosophy, media, AI (especially earlier episodes): https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman
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