How to switch your career to Data Science without needing a PhD: the T-shaped professional

A T-shaped professional is a mix of a specialist and a generalist. They have a deep understanding of one or two areas in AI and a general understanding of all of them.

Today I want to address a question that I get asked a lot: do I need a PhD to get a job in Data Science? The short answer is no. 

But I know what you are thinking. You say: "Ok Miguel, sure, but you have a PhD. And not only that. If I look at the LinkedIn profiles of the Data Scientists that work at Google, Microsoft, Meta, etc. I see that a lot of them …