Robyn Anderson says the best preparation for an AI career isn't a computer science degree. It's a commission-only sales job, ideally door-to-door, to learn how to communicate clearly and ask for what you want. Those skills matter more than technical knowledge.
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I'm really happy she asked me that question and my answer kind of surprised myself. So I was on a podcast and the question was, what would I tell a young person who wants to get into AI but they have no idea where to start? And my answer? Go get a commission only sales job, preferably one where you go door to door and you have to knock on those doors and talk to strangers. And here's why. There is nothing more important than developing your social skills and your communication skills. You need to know what you want and how to ask for it. And you need to be able to say what you want to whoever you run into, whether it's a cute girl at the bar or an old man or your boss or your mom or your dad or your sister or an AI chatbot. You have to know how to communicate with people and you're going to have to know how to communicate with AI. And if you have those two things figured out, you will be successful.