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Age is Just a Number: A Midlife Leap into AI
If life is a journey, then learning is the engine that propels us forward. Today, you’ll meet a 44-year-old individual who has decided to rejuvenate his career and plunge into the exciting world of the future. That person is me, a full-stack developer whose passion for technology and ceaseless curiosity have driven me to embark on an exhilarating journey — pursuing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from The University of Texas at Austin.
There is a common misconception that university learning and career setting is solely a young person’s game. This perception is far from the truth. Life is not a sprint but a marathon; I am a living testament to that fact. Rather than resting on the laurels of my established career, I have decided to continue evolving, learning, and revitalizing my career.
Throughout my successful career as a full-stack developer, I have immersed myself in the world of technology, spanning a broad range from front-end user interfaces to back-end databases. But my passion for pushing boundaries has led me to dabble in the realms of deep learning and data science.
In this rapidly digitizing world, data is the new gold. As such, the art of sifting through and understanding this data — the core of data science — is becoming increasingly critical. Deep learning, a subset of machine learning…
