Skill Learning Paths

The machine learning skills the market rewards are mapped here one by one: 65 AI skills across four categories — foundation, core ML, application and specialized — each with its prerequisite chain, difficulty rating and estimated hours to basic, proficient and advanced. Pick any skill to see the order to learn it in, and which roles actually require it.

Each skill detail lists curated resources with hour estimates, practice projects and the common pitfalls that stall learners, so the plan is executable rather than aspirational. A China section adds domestic skill demand, salary premiums and the PyTorch-vs-PaddlePaddle framework split for that market. Pair this with the learning path planner to sequence skills against a target role.

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