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While the terms have kind of become $4, Google has had teams doing research and building AI-driven applications for years.
For example, the company established its $4 and the team has since $4, built an $4, and influenced a bunch of Google products and services like $4, $4, and $4.
The team held a question and answer session yesterday on Reddit, and one of the most striking parts (to someone not entrenched in that world, at least) was reading about the crazy-diverse backgrounds that Google Brain team members have.
You might think that to be working at one of the preeminent machine learning groups, you would have to have a degree in computer science from Stanford. But you'd be wrong.
Here are some of surprising paths that Google Brain employees have taken:
- Chris Olah>$4: Did one year of pre math at University of Texas, dropped out to help his friend dispute an arrest, got $4 to do 3D printer research, started being interested in machine learning, joined Google Brain as an intern.
- Martin Wattenberg>$4: Had a background in math, but worked in journalism for his first six years out of school.
- $4: Undergrad in English literature and creative writing, while self-training as a programmer. Eventually did a PhD in computer science, focused on music and AI.
- Dan Man>$4$4: Majored in philosophy.
- $4: A degree in experimental psychology, followed by a year as a carpenter. Before getting to Google, he did get a PhD in AI.
"Machine Learning is such a new field though that degrees matter less than you might think," $4. "I think all you really need to get started is a college level foundation in Vector Calculus & Linear Algebra, plus proficiency in Python, C++, or similar."
Brain's newly launched Residency Program specifically looks for people with different specialties to go through a $4 that dives into deep learning techniques.
"We actively encourage people who have non-traditional backgrounds to apply," $4 writes. "We believe that mixing different perspectives and types of expertise can spark creative new ideas and facilitate closer collaborations with other fields."
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