AI startups are leading the way in securing venture capitalist funding, with global investment in AI reaching $276.14 billion in 2021, up 88% from 2020. With OpenAI dominating the AI landscape and Anthropic and Scale AI closely following, the job market for those skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning is booming.
One of the most successful AI startups currently is OpenAI, which has impressively accumulated $11 billion since its launch with its groundbreaking chatbot, ChatGPT. Following in its footsteps is Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI employees, which has raised $1 billion in three rounds of funding of which $300 million has come from Google. Another company which has seen a surge of investment is Scale AI, a data annotation platform that provides high-quality data, and has raised $602.6 million.
With AI dominating the tech landscape, and investment in it increasing, companies are looking for skilled professionals in the area, and the VentureBeat Job Board offers thousands of opportunities at AI and ML companies. For example, Captain Compliance is hiring a full stack developer and software engineering team lead to join their team as CTO. Meanwhile Kintsugi is on the lookout for a Clinical Operations Contractor to help conduct research and Afiniti are seeking a Chief Scientist to lead their team and manage the strategic vision.
If you’re looking to join the tech industry and make an impact, the AI job market provides many opportunities for success. Make sure to take advantage of any available courses and keep up to date with the AI developments – this will put you in good stead for the future.
