How to become an AI Developer?

Elshad Karimov
3 min readJun 3, 2024

Today, we’re exploring an exciting topic: the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and how to become an AI developer.

Who is an AI Developer?

Let’s start by breaking down who an AI developer actually is. At its core, an AI developer focuses on integrating existing AI technologies into products and services. Essentially, AI developers apply these powerful tools to solve real-world problems. Whether it’s automating customer service through intelligent chatbots or analyzing large datasets to predict trends, they are the architects behind the smart technologies that are increasingly becoming a part of our daily lives.

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AI Developer vs. Machine Learning Engineer

You might be wondering how an AI developer is different from a machine learning engineer.

An AI developer creates products with AI as the main feature. For example, if you’re building an application using ChatGPT or Midjourney, you’re an AI developer. You aren’t creating the AI itself, but you’re primarily using it.

In contrast, an ML engineer builds, adjusts, and improves custom machine learning models, handling everything from collecting data to refining model designs and performing transfer learning on pre-trained models.

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Elshad Karimov

Software Engineer, Udemy Instructor and Book Author, Founder at AppMillers