Picking an applied AI team means picking what starts to feel normal, argues engineer
brandon_galang · x · 2026-11-12
brandongalang on career choices: joining an applied AI team means choosing what will start to feel normal. Being around people constantly trying things changes what feels possible — you see how they think, what they build, and what didn't work.
He advises paying attention to this before getting attached to a title, and if your workplace lacks such people, finding them elsewhere: meetups, hackathons, or online peers you actually talk to. Figuring out what's possible is much harder when you're always the only one in the room trying.
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