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one of my friends just got laid off last week. he has around 3.5 years exp in an mnc but most of it was support work and some basic integration platform stuff, nothing too deep technically now he’s kinda stuck on what to do next. he’s thinking either go all in on java + dsa + leetcode or try switching to artificial intelligence / machine learning i told him artificial intelligence / machine learning might be better long term but not sure if that’s realistic in short term. he found some udemy course(Machine Learning A-Z: AI, Python & R + ChatGPT Prize [2026] ) saying he can learn it in 1–2 months and start applying, which sounds a bit good tbh also checked andrew ng courses but they aren’t free anymore and kinda expensive for him right now. has anyone been in a similar situation or seen someone switch from support to artificial intelligence / machine learning? what actually worked for you guys