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Could you elaborate a little more on the “ChatGPT’s recommendations” part? Do you mean asking ChatGPT how to build or something else? I have 0 clue about AI/ML as well. I feel like the world has left me behind and all I know is REST APIs and some basic GraphQL.

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ChatGPT's recommendation to learn statistics/calculus serve as a foundation for learning machine learning since it utilizes concepts from the above subjects (e.g if you understand derivates/slope, you'll understand inherently how gradient descent works).

If you just want to tinker around with models and try it out, feel free to go into it without much math knowledge and just learn them as you go. ChatGPT's recommendation is great if you have a multiyear horizon/plan to be in ML (e.g. perfect for a college student who can take courses in stats/ML side by side) or have plenty of time.

I have a lot of experience using and building APIs, and I do want to switch to ML/AI in this space but I have no clue how. I don’t really care much about building them from scratch, but I want to be able to read code bases and comprehend it. So I guess a middle ground between using it and building it.

GP> ChatGPT recommended to start from linear algebra, then calculus, followed by probability and statistics. Phase 2 would be Fundamentals of ML. Phase 3 - Deep Learning and NN. And so on.

Parent> If you want to learn to BUILD AI, ChatGPT's recommendations are a good start

you> what did ChatGPT recommend?

I think your token window is a bit too small.

That was a needle wrapped in a cotton ball, ouch. Point taken.

My apologies.

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