Navigating Career Changes in Machine Learning - Chris Szafranek

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 …

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