🚀 How to Become an AI Engineer in 2026 👩🏻💻Save for later Step-by-step Roadmap 🔹 PHASE 1: Foundations (0–3 Months) Don’t skip this. Weak foundations = stuck later. 1️⃣ Programming (Must-Have) Python: loops, functions, OOP Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib / Seaborn 📌 Practice daily: LeetCode (easy) HackerRank (Python) 2️⃣ Math for AI (Enough, not PhD level) Focus only on: Linear Algebra (vectors, matrices) Probability & Statistics Basic Calculus (idea of gradients) 📌 Conceptual understanding is enough — no heavy theory. 🔹 PHASE 2: Machine Learning (3–6 Months) Learn: Supervised & Unsupervised Learning Feature Engineering Model Evaluation Algorithms: Linear & Logistic Regression KNN Decision Trees Random Forest SVM K-Means Tools: Scikit-learn 📌 Project Ideas: House price prediction Student performance prediction Credit risk model 🔹 PHASE 3: Deep Learning & AI (6–10 Months) Learn: Neural Networks & Backpropagation CNN (Images) RNN / LSTM (Text) Transformers (Basics) Frameworks: TensorFlow or PyTorch (choose ONE) 📌 Project Ideas: Face mask detection Image classifier Spam email detector Basic chatbot 🔹 PHASE 4: Modern AI (2025–2026) 🔥 This is where the JOBS are coming from. Learn: Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Prompt Engineering RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Fine-tuning models Tools: OpenAI API Hugging Face LangChain Vector Databases (FAISS / Pinecone) 📌 Project Ideas: AI PDF Chat App Resume Analyzer AI Study Assistant AI Customer Support Bot 🔹 PHASE 5: MLOps & Deployment (CRITICAL) Learn: Git & GitHub Docker (basics) FastAPI / Flask Cloud basics (AWS or GCP) Deploy: ML models as APIs AI apps on the cloud 📌 Recruiters LOVE deployed projects. . . .
