Career advice for breaking into applied AI: stop litigating fairness, find another way in
brandon_galang · x · 2026-11-01
Career advice for people without the expected background trying to move into applied AI: resume filters are real, and dwelling on whether employers should recognize your value won't change your situation six months from now.
The author suggests focusing on actionable questions instead: find teams where your background is an asset, talk directly to people working on the problem, and show how you think before the resume filter drops you. Being right about what should happen isn't enough — you still have to figure out what to do.
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