Surely today you are tired of reading about the great promises and achievements that are being achieved practically daily within the sector of the Artificial Intelligence. A business model that does nothing but grow and, if you intend to study some type of career, module or course related to the world of computer science and programming, is precisely where you should be heading.
I say this since precisely by studying for example a career does not mean that you are going to know all aspects of computer science, especially if you are a programmer, after all and despite the fact that you will have great general knowledge, it usually happens that you will end up specializing in a programming language and you will know several types of different technologies that will be the ones you will work on. A good idea would be, from the beginning, be interested in the world of artificial intelligence as much as possible.
Today millions of programmers with the ability to develop algorithms for artificial intelligence are needed
All of this that I am trying to explain to you is closely related to my profession and especially to that huge sea of doubts that I had at first since I did not know, despite being a computer scientist, what kind of path I wanted to choose. Because of this I would like to make a recommendation if you like computing, technology and knowledge and, especially if you want to have a job in maybe not too long, the best thing is to bet on acquiring all kinds of knowledge related to the world of artificial intelligence.
At this point and to be a little clearer about everything I am trying to explain to you, I would like to give you a piece of information that will surely be very useful to you. As published in the report '2017 Global AI Talent White Paper'made by the Tencent Research InstituteApparently today there are only about 300.000 researchers and expert practitioners in artificial intelligence systems and platforms, a ridiculous number since they themselves focus this document on the fact that, worldwide, millions of engineers specialized in artificial intelligence are needed.
Today millions of programmers with high knowledge in artificial intelligence are needed
Taking into account what was stated in the aforementioned study, we find that today there are around 300.000 engineers in the world whose specialty is in the field of artificial intelligence. Curiously, he himself announces that part of these engineers, specifically 200.000 have left the university because they have been offered a succulent contract, at an economic level, in a private company while the rest, about 100.000 roughly, it is still finishing off form. This creates a huge bottleneck that causes an excessive delay in the time these people can finish their education.
At the same time, I would like to tell you a curious fact, especially if you are interested in this world, and that is that this same study points out that the most important countries within this sector are Japan, United Kingdom, United States and China although special mention is made of other powers such as Israel o Canada. Regarding development issues, the skills and interest of Japan in the world of robotics, Canada for its powerful education in this sector, the United States for the great talent of its employees or the United Kingdom regarding its interest in the development of robotics stand out. different ethical and legal aspects.
Artificial intelligence can get you to make your passion for programming a good way to 'get a job'
At this point, as on some occasion it has happened to the rest of us, surely a question like 'By the time I acquire these skills in a few years, will there be work for me?'The answer to this is a resounding SI since demand is increasing considerably and this trend will continue in the long term as this sector will continue to need qualified personnel capable of programming its algorithms.
Consequently to the above, encourage you not only to research in this field but also to learn languages. Despite the fact that Spain has a good level in terms of programmers and the jobs they are capable of developing, the truth is that it is a sector that is not as well considered as perhaps it should (what can a computer scientist say) so that the day tomorrow you may have to assess whether to emigrate to another country, a decision that will surely be much easier if you master their language.