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Is it a waste of time to learn ML without an academic background?

Hi everyone, I’m a self-taught software engineer with a couple of years of industry experience. I was recently made redundant, so I have a good chunk of free time on my hands before I dive heavily back into the job hunt (which, honestly, feels a bit daunting right now). Lately, I’ve become really i…

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  1. 2026-10-27 19:03 · r/MLQuestions
    Is it a waste of time to learn ML without an academic background?
  2. 2026-10-27 19:03 · r/learnmachinelearning
    Is it a waste of time to learn ML without an academic background?

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