Nika: Product managers should learn coding fundamentals to understand AI tools
Marily Nika · AI and product management | Marily Nika (Meta, Google) · Feb 5, 2023 · at 25:01
Meta AI Product Lead Marily Nika explains why product managers should learn fundamental programming and machine learning skills despite the rise of no-code AI tools.
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“I encourage people to just take an online course, understand more, get your hands dirty, pair up with someone else that's in the same boat as you, because this is going to give you the skillset to understand how that tool that's going to help you in your day-to-day was even created in the first place. Instead of blindfoldedly, just trust it to do your job.”
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