[HN Gopher] The open source learning curve for AI researchers
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       The open source learning curve for AI researchers
        
       Author : bobvanluijt
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2023-07-19 21:43 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | ShamelessC wrote:
       | tl;dr - AI researchers have never had to undergo code review,
       | deal with continuous integration, or manage expectations of
       | inexperienced users of their software.
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       | Which is just far too true, and remains true outside of VC-backed
       | scenarios like huggingface, but only because their playbook
       | explicitly optimizes for this.
       | 
       | On the other hand, it's a great time to be a seasoned software
       | engineer who can help with these sorts of issues. If you're
       | trying to level up your machine learning experience - consider a
       | strategy like this:
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       | Pick a random lucidrains repository. Try to get it running on
       | your setup. It probably won't. (No offense Phil! You're doing
       | God's work and can't cover every possible configuration). Fix the
       | issue. Write a test for it. Setup basic CI for the test. Try to
       | get the PR merged!
        
         | charcircuit wrote:
         | That doesn't sound like gaining machine learning experience. It
         | sounds like you are just doing free infrastructure related work
         | for someone else.
        
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