Evrim Kanbur
- Evrim Kanbur, 40, is retraining and learning coding in the hopes of being an innovator in AI.
- The former university lecturer has been studying full-time since February via free online courses.
- She says it's difficult to pivot mid career but wishes more people her age were studying AI.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Evrim Kanbur, a 40-year-old former university teacher who is learning to code to work in AI. Business Insider has verified her enrollments, income, and former employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I've had a number of different jobs over the years. I've been an auditor at Deloitte, a business development manager at Riot Games, and more recently, a lecturer at three different universities in Shanghai, China.