Khan: Breaking into AI PM is easier now than before
Aman Khan · Becoming an AI PM | Aman Khan (Arize AI, ex-Spotify, Apple, Cruise) · Nov 14, 2024 · at 23:12
Aman Khan, Director of Product at Arize AI, discusses changing qualifications for AI product management with host Lenny Rachitsky.
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“I actually think it's probably easier now to break into AI product management than it was before. So let me kind of hit on that point a little bit more, which is before you actually probably needed to have more of a foundation and background in machine learning to get a shot at one of these companies.”
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