Tech people i need advice …

Hello grapeviners, I am from non-tech background but have experiential tech knowledge while I have worked as a PM. I want to know what technical knowledge is required to become good at AI product mgmt and how to gain it? TIA :)

How does someone with 0 background in AI have enough knowledge to clear interview rounds at a company primarily into AI? Also, what kind of skills should I expect to put to use (barring the usual PM skills) to be a great PM in that space? In general, how to become a great AI PM? (I’m a non-engineer who found a break into Product after a year in Sales and shitty MBA from a T3 college)

A traditional PM with expertise in Product Management looking for job. Specifically planning to upskill with a technical addition to profile. Lot of jargons floating around in industry buzz AI/ML/Generative AI, Data Democratization etc. . Appreciate any advise/help here. Also any link to learning material will help.

I have 9+ years of work experience in Product Management, mostly across startups. I wish to experience working at BigTech/Faang companies. I don’t have an MBA. I graduated from IIT. Have no coding background. Serious and genuine advise would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I am a software engineer with 11 months of experience. I have no interest in testing field and wanted to work in development roles from the start but my org forced me to work as an integration tester. Now I am planning to upskill and jump. I have great interest in cloud field and believe that it is an emerging field, but I am told that AI/Gen AI is also very good field to go in. Although l don't have any particular interest in AI and always thought that it is not easy to get good paying AI related jobs for beginners like me, I am ready to pursue, if told otherwise. Please give me some advice/guidance as to which field I should choose as a fresher that has good learning and future scope and pays good. Any advice/guidance is appreciated 🙂.

A lot of noise around AI taking coding jobs, which i fear might be real. Like not completely but you get my point. So how should one upskill themselves (especially the average folks, top 1/2% will not be affected in any field imo) for the upcoming shift? Like will data analytics/science or maybe ai/ml engineering jobs be on rise ? Should be start upskilling in those fields or any other suggestions? I would really like to know it from someone who has good experience in the industry or someone with good insight. Thanks

With over 10+ years of experience in Product management within the insurance and Fintech sector, I’ve realized that product management is still not understood/defined well as a role. I’m open to all sort of queries.

Had a chat with a senior PM today on the need of the PM function with Ai getting smarter. Engineers build, designers design, data people analyse things, and a business person has the mind to make money by leveraging the team. When a point arrives where Ai does all the IC part of Engineering, Design and Data, there won't be a requirement of PM function at all! Creativity, Empathy, Product thinking, all these skills will be owned by Engineers, Designers, Data and Business leaders. These skills like "product sense" are something that won't hold the fort much longer because eventually all good engineers, designers and data people will have to develop the customer empathy and product sense to prompt the Ai and do their individual job better. IMHO it is a high time that all PMs work to strengthen at least one hard skill to keep themselves employable. While I am writing this post, unfortunately I am also the one who is seeking a PM role right now. Any suggestions or thoughts you have on which hard skill to master and how to remain employable?

5 years back, I was fortunate enough to get into IISc to study computer science. I also had a choice to study at a prestigious business school in India. I decided to go to IISc as I wanted to work in tech post my masters degree. Back then I thought, if I still wanted to go to business school, I would take it up around 5-6 years post masters. Now, it seems like AI is taking over all fields especially non-tech strategy type roles where human input can be replaced with effective code+AI in cost effective ways. Functional managerial roles are being filled with experienced engineers who have a great depth of experience building products for their companies. Where will the MBAs fit in? With AI advancing at a break neck speed many more roles will be replaced with AI. Also, the MBA curriculum seems a bit stale given the speed our world is advancing. Need some advice.