Sharing My AI/ML Journey with the DeepLearning.AI Community

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Hello everyone,

I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I am a experienced AI/ML developer, and my journey in this field has been full of challenges, growth, and continuous learning.

When I first started, things were not easy. I faced many obstacles:

  • Limited access to proper learning resources in the early days of my career.

  • Struggling to bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world AI applications.

  • Building projects under tight constraints where data was messy, documentation was scarce, and solutions were not straightforward.

  • Keeping up with the rapid pace of new frameworks, research, and best practices.

But every challenge became a stepping stone. Over time, I gained experience by working on diverse projects, from NLP systems and computer vision applications to large-scale ML pipelines and AI-driven SaaS platforms. Each project taught me something new about problem-solving, collaboration, and building AI that actually delivers value.

Looking back, these challenges shaped me into who I am today. They taught me resilience, the importance of community, and the value of sharing knowledge with others who are on the same path I once walked.

Now, I want to give back by sharing my experiences openly. I believe many learners and professionals will face similar hurdles, and if my story can help even one person feel more confident or less alone in their journey, it’s worth it.

As I continue to grow, my goal is not just to build cutting-edge AI solutions but also to mentor and guide others in this community — because AI is not just about models and algorithms, it’s about people, collaboration, and creating meaningful impact.

I’m excited to be here, to contribute, and to learn alongside all of you.

Best regards.

Steve.

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Hello Steve,

Thanks for sharing your experience with us! We are thrilled to have you in our community, and people like you really enrich our space for mentoring and learning together. :smiley: It is great to meet you!

Cheers,
Raymond

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Hii Steve,

Thanks for sharing your experience! I’ll be happy to be part of your community, I would like to join the Slack. I already sent to you an email.

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Thanks for sharing your journey, Steve — really resonates. The ups and downs you described are familiar to a lot of us, and I completely agree that having a community makes the road easier and more meaningful.

I’ve been keeping detailed notes while studying different regression techniques in ML, and I’m slowly building them into a living resource that I keep updating. If anyone here finds it useful (or has ideas on what could be improved/added), you’re welcome to check it out:

{mentor edit: link removed - the content is not allowed per the Code of Conduct}

Always open to feedback, and looking forward to learning and sharing together with this community.

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The repo link has been edited.