Since AI technologies are developing rapidly, continuous training is important. Online courses, boot camps and certificates (such as AWS Machine Learning Specialty or Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate) as well as workshops and conferences. However, the most important thing for gaining experience is to work on AI projects in a real-world setting. Above all, a good AI consultant is willing to learn. Technologies, frameworks and standards change quickly – if you want to be in the game for the long haul, you have to stay on top of things.
An AI consultant’s most important skills
The most important skills of AI consultants are, accordingly, programming, data analysis and mathematics/statistics. Mastering programming languages such as Python is a great advantage, as is a sound knowledge of data (databases) and general software development. Above all, however, it is important to understand how to handle data and algorithms.
Equally important as the “hard skills,” however, are the “soft skills.” These include:
