Career Highlights Series

A collection of interviews with professionals, researchers, and founders sharing their high-impact insights and diverse career paths in the world of Artificial Intelligence.

Adam Delgado

CEO at North Technology People & Organizer at AI Tinkerers

Adam Delgado discusses the power of building tight-knit technical communities, the underrated importance of storytelling for founders, and why a startup team with complementary skills will always outperform a team of clones. A must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Shibhansh Dohare

PhD Researcher in Continual Learning

UofA's own Shibhansh Dohare dives deep into why Continual Learning is a critical, long-term challenge in AI. He shares how Richard Sutton's foundational approach to intelligence shaped his career and offers advice for students on trusting their intuition against the hype.

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Paul Saunders

AI Researcher

Paul Saunders cuts through the noise, discussing which AI trends like Reinforcement Learning are real versus which are hype. He emphasizes that soft skills and open-source contributions are often more valuable for a career than isolated side projects.

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Kenneth Dwyer

NLP Specialist & Industry Professional

From skepticism to real-world use, Kenneth Dwyer charts the accelerated adoption of AI in healthcare and software engineering. He highlights reproducibility and tools like MLflow as lesser-known but crucial skills for making a real impact in the industry.

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David O'Connell

Software Developer & AI Practitioner

David O'Connell shares a traditional software developer's perspective on embracing agentic AI. He covers the importance of fundamentals, code reviews for generated code, and how tools like Perplexity and Technology Radar help him stay on top of a rapidly changing field.

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