# AI/Machine Learning Beginner Looking for Guidance **URL:** \ **Category:** W&B Help\ **Tags:** beginner-friendly\ **Created:** [February 3, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/ai-machine-learning-beginner-looking-for-guidance/3817 "2023-02-03T22:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![natelongvideo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@natelongvideo](https://community.wandb.ai/u/natelongvideo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/ai-machine-learning-beginner-looking-for-guidance/3817/1 "2023-02-03T22:17:47Z")
Hey everyone! I’m not trying to take too much of anyone’s time, but I am a humble video producer extremely fascinated with AI/ML with a few questions. I am about to start a graduate program at UT Austin studying AI//ML, and am wondering what path I should take to be able to mix my deep knowledge of creative video production with my nubile AI knowledge. I have completed a Bachelor’s in Video Production, and have been creating video content my entire life. I fully understand this introductory AI course will in no way prepare me to jump into the front lines of AI imaging and video generation, but I am wondering if there’s a market for someone with my video expertise wanting to learn more about AI. Should I be prepared to spend the next few years deep diving into computer science to even be considered in this industry? Or could I build a solid career path with my current knowledge of video production, and a couple more introductory coding/AI/ML courses? Thank you all for your time. I wish you luck in bringing the future to us faster than ever! ---
**Author:** ![natelongvideo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@natelongvideo](https://community.wandb.ai/u/natelongvideo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/ai-machine-learning-beginner-looking-for-guidance/3817/2 "2023-02-03T22:19:14Z")
Also, I am asking this question here because I heard Károly Zsolnai-Fehér from Two Minute Papers plugged this site and how it could help me with AI/ML questions. But if there is a better forum for questions like this please let me know! ---
**Author:** ![mohammadbakir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mohammadbakir](https://community.wandb.ai/u/mohammadbakir)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/ai-machine-learning-beginner-looking-for-guidance/3817/3 "2023-02-08T00:28:57Z")
Hi @natelongvideo , welcome to the W&B community forums. Happy to provide some feedback from experience. My career began in industrial automation, where I worked in developing drug manufacturing systems for biopharma companies. A few years into my role, I became interested in ML and decided on a career pivot. I spent multiple months working through online MOOCs via DeepLearning ai, Coursera, Udemy, and Udacity (side note: [wandb blogs](https://wandb.ai/fully-connected) are great resources into MLOPs, check some blogs out sometime). Although MOOCs helped me grasp ML concepts and work through simple examples; in my opinion, they don’t help you develop deep intuition into the application of ML in real-world projects. Start by identifying which industry (maybe Video AI?)/companies you want to land in and network with individuals to gain an understanding of the type of projects they work on, and the skills/requirements their teams look for in new candidates. In parallel, establish a foundational knowledge base of ML and work through problems that interest you. Build out a solid, very detailed project portfolio and advertise your work online. Consider hosting your projects on wandb 😄, our new profile page layout is perfect for this. Once you have a few projects, apply for internships/entry-level roles, and eventually with persistence, you will land somewhere. An additional approach you could take is to pursue a part-time Master’s program in CS/ML. The merits of which are up for debate based on who you talk to. If interested, check out our new case study on [MARZ](https://wandb.ai/wandb_fc/marz/reports/Leveraging-AI-for-Visual-FX-at-MARZ--VmlldzozNDU3MTU3?galleryTag=case-study), a VFX company that leverages AI for visual FX and have worked on wandavision, watchmen, and wednesday. The beauty of of ML is it’s applicable in every industry. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/wandb/original/1X/366b649231631dbab896843020da0056074ac79d.png) [@system](https://community.wandb.ai/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.wandb.ai/t/ai-machine-learning-beginner-looking-for-guidance/3817/4 "2023-04-09T00:29:54Z")
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