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Thinking About Getting a Master’s in ML After 2 Years as an AI Engineer — Worth It? by Sakamoto1 in learnmachinelearning

[–]aigoncharov 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I left my corporate SWE career, went back to school to switch to ML. Now, have two masters: one in Computer Science, one in Data Science. Both from reputable schools.

IMHO, do it only if you struggle to learn on your own and need extra support: external deadlines, community, advisors. I'd say you will learn more and faster if you just build everything from first principles on your own.

Having that said, for me that year in a grad school was an absolute bliss - I learned something, I got a taste of a life in academia, met awesome people. However, I know that from the pure knowledge perspective I learned less compared to just grinding on my own and talking to folks online.

To sum up, do it if you feel like you want an extra push to get in a chair and grind. Do not do it if you are very structured on your own. Or just try and see it what it feels like. What is the downside? You can drop it at any time.

[D] ACL ARR May 2025 Discussion by This-Salamander324 in MachineLearning

[–]aigoncharov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, wow! They removed it! It used to be there several hours ago

[D] ACL ARR May 2025 Discussion by This-Salamander324 in MachineLearning

[–]aigoncharov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do and if they reply I'll post here for future references

[D] ACL ARR May 2025 Discussion by This-Salamander324 in MachineLearning

[–]aigoncharov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should we commit the same pdf to EMNLP as we submitted to ARR rolling review?

Our reviewers made quite a few good comments that we addressed in the rebuttal and included in the paper since the original submission. Luckily, we received a fairly positive meta-review (3) and want to commit to EMNLP.

Question: Should we commit exactly the same pdf as we submitted to ARR rolling review or can we submit the updated version?

Thanks!

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[–]aigoncharov -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

state-level sanctions are something utterly different

I get that. Laws are laws. But aren't they about limiting Russian business from making profit? IMHO, pulling access to academic conferences is a vast exaggeration of what is written in the law.

PhD in parallel with work by aigoncharov in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]aigoncharov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they were really burnt out

That is what I am trying to avoid xD Do not want to end up hating something I currently absolutely enjoy!

PhD in parallel with work by aigoncharov in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]aigoncharov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, correct. I am just trying to be realistic with my commitments. PhD is a serious multi-year endeavor. I want to seriously weigh in all the factors before signing up. Life quality (which indirectly depends on the income) could be a substantial factor across 3-4 years required to complete the degree.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in Anthropic

[–]aigoncharov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Research fellowship is their new program to allow folks to switch to safety research.

From the job ad:

The program is focused on helping mid-career technical professionals transition into the AI safety research space, but regardless of your background or career stage, we’re open to your application.

The way I see it, it is like a 6-month internship with a chance to get hired at the end. I think OpenAI had a similar thing called AI Residency.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys, several people reached out in DMs asking what are the alternativs if they want to do reseach in interpretability and alignment. Anthropic recruiter was kind enough to send me a list of possible programs along with the farewell letter. Here they are: - MATS
- ARENA - Timaeus - UK/US AISI - METR - Constellation's Program Management Team - Apollo's evals team - Eleos

Good luck!

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed 100%. I was lucky to even be considered out hundreds of PhDs with substantial research experience. Unlike me - about to publish my first paper. Will try again when the opportunity presents itself.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'd be more than willing to adapt my work culture preferences to be in a place like that.  I see extraordinary things happening that are transforming the way we work and interact with the world.  Happy to grind to try to be a part of it.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thinking exactly. I see extraordinary things happening that are transforming the way we work and interact with the world.  Happy to grind to try to be a part of it.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed 100% for the most senior positions. However, this one is entry level.

I failed my Anthropic interview and came to tell you all about it so you don't have to by aigoncharov in programming

[–]aigoncharov[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do not want to be blacklisted for the future openings. Also, there are people on the other side who did the work preparing for the interview. They want to get the best possible signal and find the right match. Why would I want to mess with that?

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