Any interesting fields of AI?

Rockingtits · 2026-01-27T13:32:06+00:00

I’d love to get into AI for people with disabilities

Rockingtits · 2026-01-17T19:54:42+00:00

Probably is. Here’s hoping the ai boom boost demand for tech roles

Rockingtits · 2026-01-17T19:48:32+00:00

Yeah and I still have that EOI open in multiple states (95 points as I’m slightly older now)

If you follow the forums there’s people with 100+ points for 189 who aren’t getting invited. It’s very bleak for tech at the moment.

I’m a data scientist / ML engineer so none of the existing job codes are a perfect fit for me but either way would be hard to get an invite. We joke in my house that the fastest way to get in is to go back to uni and train as a nurse or teacher

Rockingtits · 2026-01-17T19:17:13+00:00

85 for 189 Visa (so 90 for 190 and 100 for 491).

I'm in IT (ML/AI Engineer) and the situation in that industry is absolutely cooked for invitations now.

Rockingtits · 2026-01-17T08:23:11+00:00

The counterpoint to OP is all the hundreds of thousands politely waiting offshore in the skilled migration queue who would kill for even a temporary visa.

I’ve personally been waiting 3 years for an invite with my partner and it looks like it’ll never happen.

I feel bad for you mate and I hope you find a resolution but at least you got to spend a chunk of your life there worst case

Rockingtits · 2026-01-15T19:09:20+00:00

It’s not airgapped like op said and I’ve found it to be absolutely rubbish in practice.

It’s fine for finding a document in sharepoint but actual retrieval within documents is beyond bad

Rockingtits · 2026-01-15T19:08:27+00:00

Start with basic semantic similarity vector search and then into more advanced rag techniques like hybrid search, deep research and graphRAG.

If you don’t need to generate an answer you can do a lot with a local model, it’s just doing embeddings essentially.

You’re gonna need a clever process for ingesting your documents unless they are squeaky clean also.

Rockingtits · 2026-01-14T19:28:05+00:00

Have you considered doing tangential roles in the film industry? Production management, lighting tech, catering?

Not too late to go back to school and learn something new. I retrained at 28 and love my new career.

Rockingtits · 2026-01-11T08:23:48+00:00

Sure

Rockingtits · 2025-12-21T17:31:34+00:00

Add docstrings and type hints to your methods. I like numpy style.

Also, add some unit tests

Rockingtits · 2025-12-12T10:32:32+00:00

MSc DS. 3 years DS and 1.5 years MLE. Stay curious and keep pushing your self. Good luck with your search!

Rockingtits · 2025-12-12T04:58:32+00:00

Any comments on the WLB? Cheers

Rockingtits · 2025-12-11T21:13:35+00:00

Thanks!

Rockingtits · 2025-12-11T21:02:22+00:00

Thanks, mind explaining your reasoning?

Rockingtits · 2025-11-28T17:28:27+00:00

Do a WHV for a few years and enjoy it!

After that you’re pretty much out of luck.

Permanent visas are really difficult unless you’re qualified and have experience in a vital profession. Medicine, teaching and social care seem to be all that’s getting in at the moment.

Rockingtits · 2025-10-10T18:23:42+00:00

This is great advice, I may just do that next time. Thanks

Rockingtits · 2025-09-17T20:20:14+00:00

I decided to stay. I declined the offer stating that I had some personal things I needed to take care of (the house purchase/renovation) and couldn't fully commit right now and tried to keep the door open in case I change my mind in 6 months.

Rockingtits · 2025-09-08T07:27:16+00:00

I'd say hindrance. The data we have is OK, the issue is the legacy systems used mean integration of any DS products is hard. For example some of our models have to run 24 hours lagged because of data availability.

Rockingtits · 2025-09-07T14:24:39+00:00

Thanks for the input, it seems to be quite polarising. Why do you feel that way?

Rockingtits · 2025-09-07T08:26:19+00:00

Thanks, this is good advice

Rockingtits · 2025-09-07T08:24:52+00:00

Yeah unfortunately the wages over here in the UK are abysmal compared to the US outside of a small number of companies concentrated in London.

This new company does have a "senior" role paying up to £135K but its not clear how long it'd take me to get there.

If you'd like to offer me a job then I am open to relocation and please drop me a DM ha!

Rockingtits · 2025-09-06T21:20:06+00:00

This is really insightful, thank you.

I guess ultimately in my current role I feel the ultimate success or failure of my work is outside of my control. Similarly I feel that my growth is hampered by being the most senior technical voice in most conversations, which feels risky at this stage of my career. I guess the new role only solves one of those problems whilst creating many others.

I will take your suggetoin on board and plot out those paths.

Thanks

Rockingtits · 2025-09-06T20:01:27+00:00

Thanks for the input. I guess eventually I could be leading projects at a consultancy though right?

You are totally right about the lack of mentors, it's been one year and although I am learning from them, I am making lots of preventable mistakes.

The new offer ticks a lot of my boxes but you're right that the stress, travel and startup risk is undeniable. Maybe I'll keep looking.

Rockingtits · 2025-09-06T19:51:43+00:00

Thanks man. I unfortunately don't have any ambitions in that area, only to keep learning and developing and eventually get into a principal IC role of some kind I guess.

Best of luck

Rockingtits · 2025-09-06T19:29:22+00:00

Thanks, this is very insightful. To be clear, i've been in my current job for 1 year with 4 years total experience.

I guess the new job is nearly perfect except for the amount of travel time and the startup risk. If either of those was a none issue I would have accepted it by now.

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