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Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by nkozyra »

xyzzy123 wrote: post #91
nkozyra wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There isn't a business too small to benefit from ML/AI. That's not exactly what I'm saying. There are ML problems everywhere, opportunities to create efficiencies, new products, etc. out of existing data and processes. But nobody hires an AI/ML candidate to come in and tell them what to do. Nobody says "we want to dabble in ML somehow but don't have any pressing needs, can you start at $140K?" Those businesses need…

You might be be surprised. Not all of the opportunities are reasonable (or make any kind of sense at all) but if you take a shitty hire at a place with interesting data you can have fun. I can hardly count the number of organisations which now want to project the idea of being "innovative" and are excited to slap the coconut shells over their ears and try waving down planes with a stick. There's still a surprisingly…

While I believe that, it sure sounds like a miserable job for people who actually want to do cool things with data. Hired for show likely means you're still hunting for that problem (which might not exist).

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by benliong78 »

bitL wrote: post #10

Oh well, as someone who is currently enrolled into Udacity's Self-driving car and AI nanodegrees, watching ongoing MIT's self-driving course, considering taking GATech's online M.S. degree for ML, I should probably start planning budget for this Stanford offering...

Wow that's a lot of learning.

By MIT self driving course are you referring to http://selfdrivingcars.mit.edu/ ?

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by unprepare »

maerF0x0 wrote: post #47
ClearAsMud wrote: post #28

Anyone have suggestions on alternative programs that are less expensive, online, and self-paced? 40+ IT guy trying to stay relevant.

My advice, start with the free stuff. If you complete it then consider a paid thing. The completion rates of online courses is super low. I take this to mean people don't really want to do it.

I think its just difficult for people to hold themselves accountable. in standard colleges, you have other students, teachers, grades, etc which creates a social pressure for you to continue your progress.

with a MOOC, there doesnt really exist the same social pressure to continue or excel.

Its been interesting to watch how various MOOCs have tried to recreate these pressures (due dates, courses separated into weeks, peer review assignments, teacher 'office hours' etc.) and while i think they've gotten a lot better than at the beginning, im not sure they will be able to fully replicate the pressures of having real people in the classroom with you, who will notice if you are gone for a week

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by WhitneyLand »

adamkochanowicz wrote: post #58
WhitneyLand wrote: post #51

Stanford is just trying to cash in on people by having their cake and eating it too. They want to charge 20k, but not let anyone have a chance of further advancing to complete a real degree, no matter how excellent their performance in this program. The reason they do this is solely to protect their brand and exclusivity. They already offer online degrees but the acceptance rate is just as limited as the on campus pr…

"a certificate doesn't even come close to a degree in the job market" So? Do they say that it does? I'm already a software engineer and can tell you that having an AI certificate from an accredited University is a great stepping stone to transitioning into this line of work even if it does not make me an expert.

I believe it helped you. I also believe if given a chance to try you may have been able to earn a full masters from Stanford and been helped even more. Not everyone has the time/money/desire, but many people now are artificially limited in the name of preserving brand equity and profit.

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by WhitneyLand »

amatsukawa wrote: post #56
WhitneyLand wrote: post #51

Stanford is just trying to cash in on people by having their cake and eating it too. They want to charge 20k, but not let anyone have a chance of further advancing to complete a real degree, no matter how excellent their performance in this program. The reason they do this is solely to protect their brand and exclusivity. They already offer online degrees but the acceptance rate is just as limited as the on campus pr…

Are you talking about guaranteed advancement into a real degree? That indeed does not exist, but if you do well on these, you are probably pretty eligible for their part-time MS program.

I can't see any reason to believe this is true. It's not stated or even alluded to in their literature or admissions criteria.

Moreover even if it increases your chances a bit, it's a massive investment with no guarantee. Why not simply let the students who demonstrate excellence in earning the certificate a chance to spend another 50k for a degree?

The reason is to maintain artificial scarcity. Stanford has done a lot of great things and all the grads I've worked with have been top notch. However in some ways, Stanford is to education as De Beers is to diamonds.

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by marcstreeter »

leereeves wrote: post #73
dnkrtz wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Columbia University has an Artificial Intelligence MicroMasters on EdX, first cohort started this month. It's free, or 1200$ if you want Columbia course credit.

According to the EdX page, course credit is only available to Columbia University Master of Computer Science students. https://www.edx.org/micromasters/columbiax-artificial-intell...

Would you provide the actual bit you're interpreting? These are the words I see:

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    Who is this MicroMasters Program intended for?

    The MicroMasters Program in Artificial Intelligence 
    is intended for those who have a Bachelor’s degree in
    Computer Science or Mathematics and have a basic 
    understanding of statistics, college level algebra, 
    calculus and comfort with programming languages.
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I don't see it mentioning anything contrary to the above statement. The micro-masters wouldn't be a full fledged master's degree, but could allow admission to receive a full masters (per the below):

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    Complete, pass and earn a Verified Certificate in all
    four courses to receive your MicroMasters Credential. 
    Learners who successfully earn the MicroMasters 
    Credential are eligible to apply to the Master of 
    Computer Science program at Columbia University.
    -------------
Maybe I misunderstood you.

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by drewmol »

cr0sh wrote: post #23
b1gtuna wrote: post #4

Would anyone recommend this over doing a masters degree in the similar area of study but at a local university (ie. not Standford)?

Disclaimer: I do not hold any kind of real degree (just an Associates from a defunct tech school - worth little to nothing now) - so take the following for what it is... Based on my experience, which I won't re-iterate here - the various MOOCs I've taken (and currently the Udacity Nanodegree) would not be anywhere close to a masters in the subject (unless I am severely overestimating a masters - but I don't think so)…

Because I also used to make this much too common grammatical mistake: You're degree is an "associate" (singular) degree as in Associate of Science, etc. (An "associate's" degree could be any type of degree belonging to an associate of some type;-)

Re: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

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Post by ConAntonakos »

bitL wrote: post #10

Oh well, as someone who is currently enrolled into Udacity's Self-driving car and AI nanodegrees, watching ongoing MIT's self-driving course, considering taking GATech's online M.S. degree for ML, I should probably start planning budget for this Stanford offering...

Awesome! I'm also currently taking Udacity's self-driving car nanodegree, but I think I only intend on doing the first of three semesters because I want to concentrate on the fundamentals, and not necessarily self-driving cars. Do you recommend enrolling or checking out the AI nanodegree? Have you looked at the ML one?
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