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Although having AI/ML expertise is obviously overkill for most engineers, understanding the concepts and limitations of AI/ML is a helpful skill for any engineering field. (specifically it is not a magic spell that can solve any problem no matter what)

But don’t say “I took Andrew Ng’s Coursera class and now I’m an expert on AI/ML!” like many engineers tend to do nowadays.

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Agree on this point, but I'd add that you should do it only you're genuinely curious and not just because you have to. I'm finishing the Udacity nanodegree and while I'm not sure I'd recommend that specific program, I've really liked getting exposed to the fundamentals and concepts.

It reminds me of when I first started programming, I started seeing everything a little bit differently...I'm old and this will likely have little to no impact on my career but it's been a lot of fun.

I'll be signing up for that.

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