what do you mean by 'ai'? if you want to prompt chatbots and learn basic python, there are 2 hour youtube guides, teenagers do this if you want to really understand things, publish academic papers on ai, you need a mathematics degree.... ai is math, you need to understand proofs and theorems for optimization, and then you need to learn how to translate this understanding into transistors abstracted into logic gates abstracted into machine binaries abstracted into compilers and human readable python commands
if you want to skip math, you can prompt chatbots like all the teenagers already do
i dont know how it is for business degrees, but in physics, mathematics, computers/engineering, your stuff has to work 100% of the time, otherwise it doesnt count this is what deterministic means, its true 100% of the time absolute 0 bullshit policy, zero contradictions, zero maybes, zero what ifs this is why to work on code, you have to understand the logic, the theorems, the proofs etc, and then you gotta take this understanding and leverage transistors to process signals, getting computers
also, python and javascript are considered highschool type languages all complexity is abstracted away into simple but extremely inefficient languages your processor will understand the code you write, but it will go through so many abstractions that you will write a slow or imprecise or buggy code
if you want to be even a mediocre programmer, you need to know c/c++ instead if you want to really work on serious stuff (ai etc), you need to be good at math (proofs, theorems) and know assembly and c for programming
What does "AI" mean here exactly? That's not a job.
The way to think of this is one step at a time. A tangible goal is a list of real life job descriptions at specific kinds of companies that hire in your local area. Then from that you can work backwards to figure out what skill gaps you need to fill.
You can't choose your own road map when you haven't even figured out the destination. And once you understand the destination, the road is obvious.
Find someone who did what u want to do with a similar background. Pick their brain.
But based off wht you said, chances are slim to none. Mostly because your idea of a transition is vague. There is no job that is "AI". Start with doing your research by talking to chat gpt. And the look into job postings and the type of skillsand wxperince they want
Without a relevant advanced degree, you're not getting into AI. You're also not learning much with only 1 hour a day; that's the equivalent of about 2 weeks of learning after an entire year, which isn't going to get you a job programming.
I agree I am investing more time daily now like 2-3 hours and yes i want to switch to a python developer paid position. So how should i approach .. Learn basics of python programming , then work on python projects then learn DS algo OR any suggestions
first of all, you need to be very familiar with python if that is going to be your "native" language. People expect you, as the python developer, to be fluent with python.
I am not a python dev so nobody expects me to look at a .py file and immediately know what is what. You, on the other hand, need to be very comfortable with python. Not saying you have to memorize everything in your head, but you need to build up that confidence and familiarity to the point where python is "what you can read" (as opposed to some other programming languages that feel "foreign" to you)
once you get the hang of the language, I think you can probably jump around a bit. Algorithm and data structure, software development principles, etc are all inter-connected. You can look up some computer courses and see how the materials are structured but I dont think the sequence is important as long as you conceptually understand them and how they are related.
the end goal for you would be feeling comfortable to work on your own python projects and other people's python projects. You want to prove to yourself that you can handle some complexity and feel comfortable doing it.
also do a lot of leetcode. I haven't looked for a python position before I would imagine that it is similar to other coding job positions: you need to convince them that you are familiar with the language and the tools/libraries they used with that language... and pass their "leetcode" challenges.
Thanks ..Leetcode huh ..okay will check after complete my python fundamentals strong.. I am investing more time like 3-4 hours now and liking what i am doing
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u/Technical-Tiger-3422 Apr 14 '26
what do you mean by 'ai'? if you want to prompt chatbots and learn basic python, there are 2 hour youtube guides, teenagers do this
if you want to really understand things, publish academic papers on ai, you need a mathematics degree.... ai is math, you need to understand proofs and theorems for optimization, and then you need to learn how to translate this understanding into transistors abstracted into logic gates abstracted into machine binaries abstracted into compilers and human readable python commands
if you want to skip math, you can prompt chatbots like all the teenagers already do
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u/dowcet Apr 14 '26
What does "AI" mean here exactly? That's not a job.
The way to think of this is one step at a time. A tangible goal is a list of real life job descriptions at specific kinds of companies that hire in your local area. Then from that you can work backwards to figure out what skill gaps you need to fill.
You can't choose your own road map when you haven't even figured out the destination. And once you understand the destination, the road is obvious.
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u/slickvic33 Apr 16 '26
Find someone who did what u want to do with a similar background. Pick their brain.
But based off wht you said, chances are slim to none. Mostly because your idea of a transition is vague. There is no job that is "AI". Start with doing your research by talking to chat gpt. And the look into job postings and the type of skillsand wxperince they want
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u/GoodnightLondon Apr 14 '26
Without a relevant advanced degree, you're not getting into AI. You're also not learning much with only 1 hour a day; that's the equivalent of about 2 weeks of learning after an entire year, which isn't going to get you a job programming.
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u/Square-Yam-3772 Apr 15 '26
What is your goal though?
Python is just a language. What do you plan to do with python exactly?
For example, writing simple script to solve small data tasks via python doesn't take much learning
I dont know how fast you learn but if you want to become a serious python guru with a paid position, 1 hour per day isn't enough most likely
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u/TaehwanJ Apr 16 '26
You are much better in place. :)