Ask HN: How can a Backend Engineer capitalize on the AI trend?

by nkzd on 3/25/2023, 10:31:59 AM with 3 comments
Assuming AI is going to trend like crypto or cloud in the coming years, how can I, as a backend engineer, make the most of it? What skills, frameworks, technologies, or concepts will be in the most demand?

Is it worth trying to pivot to an MLE/MLOPS role? Is it even possible for this matter?

  • by techn00 on 3/25/2023, 12:51:21 PM

    I think the best thing we can do that doesn't involve learning AI from scratch is to learn at a high level how to integrate with LLMs - in various products - and how do they work (conceptually).

  • by tjpnz on 3/25/2023, 10:41:40 AM

    If that's what you're good at there's nothing stopping you from being a backend engineer at a company working on AI.