Mentoring to learn AI - finding your passion project

Mentoring to learn AI - finding your passion project


As part of the mentoring community for erdos, I have been learning about how to mentor people for learning AI

Mentoring is not teaching. Its more like coaching  - which is new for me also. 

Here are five things I learnt so far

1)  I ask for a passion project ie what do you really want to build in AI? I get some really cool ideas. And we try exactly that however out of the world they may be :)  

People are personally motivated to learn AI doing something they like

2)  Reflection is important - there are many ways to solve a problem and exploring these ways is a part of the learning process.  

3)  Time is flexible. We have calls every two weeks. folks make progress - or in some cases, they are busy and catch up on the next call. But being in the call is a great way to learn from others

4. Forks are a part of the learning - sometimes people start somewhere and then they work on something else as they learn more. This is a part of the learning journey

As Steve Jobs said "The journey is the destination" zen proverb

5. The process of making Goals improves you even if you are flexible about the destination -  this was the most important insights I got from Jim Rohn 

lots more to learn for all - including me

Erdos is a very limited mentoring program as of now- partly to manage my own time. If you are interested in being a part of Erdos - please message me here

Nalini Ramadoss Rajan

Directress, Global Indian Technology Solutions

3w

Ajit, I have envisioned a concept called "MyOpenSkool Ecosystem" which is meant to be a scaffold for the Educators as well as the other stakeholders in the Education system. One of the module within the Ecosystem is Teacher's Assistant which I would like to build with AI So that the ecosystem hand-holds the Teachers to handle their mammoth challenges in teaching for the 21st century children and youngsters. I am learning AI. If you could take me as a mentee, it would be very nice.

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Would be very interested in joining your mentoring program Erdos. My passion product for GenAI is a learning platform for Neuro divergent people for livelihood and workplace preparedness,

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Ram Pradhan

Director at Tureen Speciality Ingredients Pvt Ltd

1mo

Ajit my son is super excited about Erdos and mentoring and is interested —in his words —“solving learning disability issues of children with ADHD using AI. He teaches children with LD and has some ideas in this regard.

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Shrisha SK

Student at NMAM Institute of Technology

1mo

I would be interested in this opportunity to build something purposeful.

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I would be interested in this mentoring opportunity!

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