Breaking into applied AI: 'let your work speak for itself' is terrible advice
rodri_shema · x · 2026-10-25
A practitioner who broke into applied AI from an atypical background argues that "let your work speak for itself" is terrible advice: people already judge you by your last job title, so you have to actively give them a reason to see something else — even when it feels like asking for a chance.
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