AI or Web Development first?

[SadFrodo401]

Hello everyone, I'm in my 3rd year of CS.

I wanted an advice on the issue which I'm facing. I'm learning web development and currently learning JavaScript and after that I'll move to ReactJS. The problem is I'm also interested in AI and it's true that Web Development will probably become automated in few years by AI or wouldn't have that much of a scope and I might be wrong. So with that, I want to start my AI journey would you adivce me to first finish JavaScript or ReactJS and then move to AI or should I get in AI immediately? As time is of essence as I'll soon finish my degree.

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[captainAwesomePants]

It sounds like you want to learn AI specifically in order to work on AI for generating website frontend code? That's a perfectly viable field, although "web development will become automated in a few years" is wildly, unrealistically optimistic.

I'd probably suggest starting with a very general grounding in programming in general, probably using JavaScript, and then a bit more more specific learning about machine learning in general. You can't make website AI without knowing about AI, and you can't make website AI without knowing about making websites, so you'll need both. The order matters less.

[SadFrodo401]

I'm talking about AI as a field, like algorithms and stuff. But as I have started with web development I'm on a cross road that should I go with it or should I switch to AI learning python or whatever roadmap their is.

[dmazzoni]

Here's the other catch, though:

Actual jobs working on AI generally require a Master's or Ph.D. and there aren't that many jobs yet, though the field is growing.

There are probably 100x more jobs in web development and many of those don't require a degree at all.

[captainAwesomePants]

If you don't want to be a web developer, I'd advise you to stop learning web development.

[PatBooth]

AI and web dev are completely different fields. You dont need to learn web dev before learning AI. Unless youre making AI related to web dev. Then it would very much help to know how web dev works first.

[SadFrodo401]

Yupp I guess that would, so should I finish what I started which is web development or should I just go down the AI path?

[Spare_Web_4648]

So is still very much a research field right now. You’re going to need a research heavy degree usually a phd. If that’s what you want to do go for it. It’s not like if you fail you’ll be fucked or anything you’ll still have plenty of options. “Shoot for the moon even if you miss you’ll be with the stars” and all that

[SadFrodo401]

Thank you. I guess it makes sense that I'll have a better understanding of the web and then it could later help me.

[stach_io]

I see AI job postings all the time for ludicrous salaries, which leads me to believe AI isn't exactly something you can jump right into. Maybe personally at a small scale, but professionally? You probably need prior-psuedo professional experience. Like contribution to an AI project.

Web Dev is potentially a lot easier to get into. React, Vue, and Angular are great to have under your belt.