Meet 5 workers who quit their jobs to work in AI — and find out how they pivoted into tech's hottest field

Tue, 01/02/2024 - 05:00

A moving image of a woman working on an AI software — Workers from product management, defense, accounting, and music are switching to careers in AI.
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These workers in accounting, product management, defense, and music quit their jobs to work in AI.
That's because they see ample opportunities in the fast-growing field — and want to cash in.
Some started their own AI-related companies; others taught themselves new skills to work in AI.

Moritz Kremb, a product manager at a German startup for the last three years, always dreamed about starting his own business. Then OpenAI's ChatGPT came out.