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AI Rockstars Highly Prized: AI Self-Driving Cars Calling To Them
Dr. Lance B. Eliot, AI Insider
Wanted, rockstar AI developer. You see this in numerous job ads these days (some claim that it should be stated as two separate words, namely as “rock star” and that if you use “rockstar” you need to capitalize it to be “Rockstar” since this refers to a particular brand or trademark; confusing!).
Anyway, when you see such job ads, the question arises as to what the hiring firm and the hiring manager really are seeking to find.
It could be that the firm has no idea what a rockstar AI developer is or does. Instead, the company is hopeful of making the position itself seem more impressive, and a handy way to do so is to pump-up the volume surrounding the job ad.
Or, it could be that the firm has never hired an AI rockstar and in this case they are hoping, no say begging, or make it beseech that they must have in their midst an AI rockstar developer.
In talking with various firms that have been looking for an AI rockstar developer, which I often get asked for recommendations, I often find that the hiring manager didn’t actually put into the job requisition that they were seeking a rockstar. They indicated in flatter and less flashy terms the nature of the position requirements. The HR (Human Resources)…
