Data & AI

AI Engineer

Explore how AI engineers turn machine-learning ideas into useful, testable features and systems.

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What does this career involve?

Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.

Work you might explore

  • Preparing data and selecting suitable model approaches
  • Connecting models to applications and services
  • Evaluating quality, limitations, bias and reliability
  • Monitoring and improving AI features after they are used

What skills can help?

  • Python and programming
  • Machine-learning foundations
  • Data handling
  • Responsible AI thinking

Courses to explore

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Projects students can try

Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.

PROJECT 01

Compare two text-classification approaches

PROJECT 02

Build a question-answering prototype using public material

PROJECT 03

Create a model card explaining a small AI experiment

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