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Ask HN: Data Engineer looking to explore ML and also transition

by paperplaneflyr on 1/26/24, 2:21 PM with 1 comments

Working as a Data Engineer I feel I can approach ML but feel overwhelmed looking at current ML advancements. I remember people using MNIST dataset, and IRIS dataset and experimenting around and now I see LLMs, VectorDBs, etc. I can read and watch tutorials on YT all I want, but is it close to the real-world work being done? I hardly see anyone mention what goes on in their organizations with ML or MLOPS. I don't want to be in the backseat when things move faster than today.
  • by PaulHoule on 1/26/24, 2:34 PM

    Algorithms will come and go but test and training data is king.