"Model" ---> [[marketing department]] --> "AI Model"

avgDev · on June 25, 2019

[Student in school] Implemented MinMax algorithm in checkers ---> [student looking for work] Implemented state of the art AI algorithm, which successfully will beat the human opponent EVERY time. ---> [HR/Marketing dept at some corp] Wow you are HIRED!!!!!!!! ---> [Lead dev] Oof this guy can't program for shit.

TeMPOraL · on June 25, 2019

---> [student about to get fired from work] Why on Earth did they put "AI expertise" in the job requirements if all they want me to do is to shovel CSS and JS, and the closest thing to AI they have in the office is a 1960s thermostat?

raxxorrax · on June 25, 2019

Can I call myself an AI specialist if I successfully fed a plain support vector machine once or twice for diagnostic support? Feels like driving an old timer here...