As artificial intelligence (AI) touches more and more areas of our daily lives, it is becoming useful to more and more career paths. Indeed, at least some background in this field is required for a growing number of jobs, and it can help give you a significant advantage over the competition in many others.
Naturally, AI and its subfields are in very high demand for popular computer science jobs. Data scientists rely on machine learning and deep learning skills in their daily work, applying various data mining techniques to both structured and unstructured big data in order to produce valuable insights for a wide variety of businesses. Skills in natural language processing (NLP) are needed to create useful chatbots for customer service as well as voice-activated assistants like Amazon’s Alexa. And advanced AI skills can put you on the cutting edge of computer programming, working on teams seeking to achieve ambitious goals like self-driving cars or autonomous robots.
A background in AI can help you in more and more jobs outside the realm of computer science, as well - it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that if a job requires human intelligence to do, artificial intelligence can help.
For example, a familiarity with machine learning can help business analysts understand and use sophisticated tools for predicting movements in the market - or develop these tools themselves. Doctors and other healthcare professionals are leveraging AI to assist with diagnosing illnesses, prescribing treatments, and analyzing medical data. Even creative professionals in visual arts and music can take advantage of AI tools to help them generate images and melodies.