Journey into NLP
Douwe shares his unconventional path into machine learning and natural language processing, starting from a high school fascination with coding to studying philosophy. His pivotal internship at Microsoft Research under a deep learning pioneer set the stage for his career, leading to a significant role at Facebook AI Research.In this clip
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I am in my final year of the AI department in college in Egypt, and I want to excel in the field. I am currently taking a deep learning course by Andrew Ng. What else should I do to reach my goal of working abroad in leading tech companies and becoming a prominent figure in the field?
What else should I do to reach my goal of working abroad in leading tech companies and becoming a prominent figure in the field of machine learning, considering I am in my final year of the AI department in college in Egypt and currently taking a deep learning course by Andrew Ng?