Artificial Intelligence is the new big thing and all big IT giants like Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and many others are heavily investing for Careers in Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence is generating lot of interest as an upcoming career option and it could might as be the spring board to your child’s success.
What is Artificial Intelligence?:
Artificial Intelligence is basically a computer based system which can perform tasks which normally require human assistance. This can include speech recognition, visual perception, language identification, decision making etc. All such systems you see around yourself which work on voice commands are basically artificial intelligence systems.
Subjects to take in High School for Artificial Intelligence Career:
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Psychology (Psychology of Nervous System) – Psychology can be very helpful for getting in AI when combined with CS
Requirements to start a career in Artificial Intelligence:
- Computer Science Degree
- Solid Programming Skills
- Knowledge of Python, Java, C++ & Tensorflow
- Good degree of mathematical skillsets
How to start your journey towards AI in High School:
- Start by doing fundamental courses online ( Try Udacity )
- Courses like Intro to AI, Intro to Machine on Udacity or Edx.org
Colleges which provide AI as a Major:
India:
AI is not offered at bachelor’s level in India so one should look at doing Computer Science or Computer Engineering followed by Masters in AI.
Some universities which offer Masters Courses in AI in India are:
- University of Hyderabad
- IIT Mumbai
- IIT Madras
- IISC Bangalore
- ISI Kolkata
Abroad:
Top universities in USA provide AI courses from Bachelors to Doctorate Level and almost guranatee a great job opportunity with Tech Giants, Data Companies or even Silicon Valley.
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Stanford
- MIT
- Cal Tech
- UC Berkeley
- Harvard
- Yale
- Cornell
Top Jobs in AI:
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Business Intelligence Developer
- Research Scientist
- Data Scientist
- Robotics Scientist
- Space Research
- Medicine
- Information Management