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How to get to the top on Kaggle? What are the benefits of participating in AI Olympiads? And is it really possible for a student to earn money at hackathons?

In the new episode of "Botalka," we spoke with Ivan Zagorulko and Ivan Sazanov, first-year students at Central University who have dozens of competitions, AI Challenge finals, and Olympiad diplomas under their belt. We also spoke with Alexander Gushchin, the industrial leader of the AI ​​department, a top-5 Kaggle participant, and the author of ML courses.

▶︎ Links to Gleb Solomin:
Gleb Solomin's Telegram channel: https://t.me/gleb_solomin
Main YouTube channel: @glebsolomin

▶︎ Links to guests:
Ivan Sazanov: https://t.me/iwance_tgc
Ivan Zagorulko: https://t.me/vanya_zag0rulko
Alexander Gushchin https://t.me/aguschin_ai

▶︎ Hackathons mentioned in the episode:
AI Challenge:
https://aiijc.com/ru/
International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI):
https://ioai-official.org/
International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI):
https://ioinformatics.org/

▶︎ Podcast audio format:
▶︎ Email for collaboration: glebsolominadv@inbox.ru
▶︎ Current vacancies for Gleb Solomin's team (information is constantly updated): https://t.me/gleb_solomin/1921

Timecodes:
00:00 Teaser
00:35 Guest introductions
00:54 What is an AI challenge?
02:20 Why participate in AI Olympiads?
04:27 How much can you earn at a hackathon?
06:54 How to prepare for an AI challenge?
08:28 How are tasks selected for AI Olympiads?
09:43 How many people participate in a hackathon?
10:25 How much time does it take to prepare for the Olympiad?
11:36 Programming languages ​​for AI?
14:22 Interesting Hackathons for You to Consider
19:51 Why Did the Guests Choose Central University?
21:28 What is a grant and how to get one?
24:11 How to Combine Studies at Two Universities?
26:02 Dropout Rates at HSE and Central University
27:19 How Does the Academic System Work in Russia?
28:12 Top Universities from a Guest
29:02 Is It Possible to Enter IT Without a Degree?
31:43 Has AI Hit the Limit?
33:16 AI Development in Russia
33:54 Salaries for AI Specialists?
38:19 About Balancing Studies and International Olympiads
41:20 How to Combine Studies and Your Personal Life?
43:16 How to Get a Job at a Foreign Company?
44:37 What is Kaggle?
46:12 Did you ever doubt your chosen path?
47:47 TOP mistakes when entering AI
49:32 Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
53:20 Will AI kill data science?
56:17 Best wishes to you
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