I was a diesel mechanic, and now I'm the head of AI at a startup. Here's how I made the switch

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I was a diesel mechanic, and now I'm the head of AI at a startup. Here's how I made the switch

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Daryl Roberts is head of AI at a consulting startup in Louisiana.
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Daryl Roberts, a college dropout, went from diesel mechanic to lead AI and machine learning engineer.
To get up to speed, he enrolled in an AI boot camp, took extra classes, and read white…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-11-01 10:09:02.