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Open Source With AI Roadmap

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Open Source With AI Roadmap

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Comprehensive Roadmap: From Beginner to Advanced in Open Source

and AI
This roadmap is tailored for someone with only 4 hours per week to dedicate to
learning, allowing for gradual but steady progress. The focus is on acquiring skills
that will make you highly valuable by 2027, especially in AI and open-source
development.

Phase 1: Foundations

(1st Year)
1. Learn Programming Basics (4-5 Months)
• Language: Focus on Python for its simplicity and relevance to AI.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-8: Learn basic Python (variables, loops, conditionals,
functions).
• Week 9-12: Work with data using libraries like NumPy and Pandas.
• Week 13-16: Practice Python by solving small problems.
• Resources:
• Free: Automate the Boring Stuff.
• Practice: HackerRank.

2. Mathematics for AI (4-5 Months, Alongside Programming)


• Topics to Cover:
• Linear Algebra: Vectors and matrices.
• Statistics: Mean, variance, probability.
• Calculus: Gradients and optimization basics.
• Weekly Plan:
• Alternate weeks between Python and math concepts.
• Resources:
• Free: Khan Academy Math.

3. Get Familiar with Open Source Basics (2 Months)


• Learn version control using Git.
• Create a GitHub account and explore repositories.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-4: Learn Git commands and workflows.
• Week 5-8: Contribute to simple open-source projects (documentation,
small bug fixes).
• Resources:
• GitHub Docs.

Phase 2: Introduction to AI and Open Source Contribution

(Year 2)
1. Machine Learning Basics (6 Months)
• What to Learn:
• Key Concepts: Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning.
• Algorithms: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, k-Means
Clustering.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-8: Learn theory and implement basic ML algorithms in Python.
• Week 9-16: Apply algorithms to small datasets.
• Resources:
• Free: Andrew Ng’s ML Course (audit option).

2. Contribute to Open Source (6 Months)


• Focus: AI-related repositories.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-8: Explore beginner-friendly repositories with “good first issue”
tags.
• Week 9-16: Work on small AI-related contributions.
• Suggested Projects:
• Scikit-learn: Implement or debug simple models.
• TensorFlow: Work on documentation or examples.

Phase 3: Specialization (Years 3-4)


1. Deep Learning Basics (1 Year)
• What to Learn:
• Neural Networks: Structure, activation functions, loss functions.
• Frameworks: TensorFlow and PyTorch.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-12: Learn TensorFlow basics and build small neural networks.
• Week 13-24: Learn PyTorch and compare it with TensorFlow.
• Resources:
• Free: Deep Learning Specialization (audit).

2. Choose a Subdomain
• Options:
• Computer Vision: Image recognition, object detection.
• Natural Language Processing (NLP): Sentiment analysis, text
summarization.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-12: Learn subdomain basics using free online tutorials.
• Week 13-24: Work on small projects like image classifiers or chatbots.
• Suggested Tools:
• CV: OpenCV, FastAI.
• NLP: Hugging Face Transformers.

Phase 4: Advanced Skills and Research (Year 5)


1. Build Complex Projects (1 Year)
• Ideas:
• Develop a recommendation system for personalized suggestions.
• Create an AI-powered assistant for cyclists.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-24: Plan and implement the project step-by-step.
• Week 25-48: Refine and document your project.

2. Learn Model Deployment


• Skills:
• Deploy ML models on web platforms using Flask or FastAPI.
• Use Docker for containerization.
• Weekly Plan:
• Week 1-12: Learn deployment basics.
• Week 13-24: Deploy one of your projects.
Long-Term Vision
By 2027, you’ll have:
1. Strong Python and ML foundations.
2. Experience in AI subdomains like NLP or Computer Vision.
3. Contributions to major open-source projects.
4. Complex projects in your portfolio showcasing your skills.
5. Deployment knowledge to make your solutions production-ready.
Stay consistent, even with limited time, and you’ll build a strong skill set over the
years!

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