Am I glorifying ML research roles?

I think it’s safe to say I’ve constantly been “fantasizing” about getting a job as a ML researcher. Not traditional data science. I’m talking one of the jobs that involve cutting edge modeling like https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/careers/.

To me it sounds like the dream DS job. Read papers on ML, implement them in software, and get paid a lot to do it.

The thing is though, with an MS in Stats it’s safe to say it’s nearly impossible for me to land …

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