I’ve been a junior developer for quite some time, but I’m at the age of wanting to pursue something I find more interesting. I’ve been studying Machine Learning for a couple of years (here and there) and I think it might be something I want to pursue.

Is a career in Research in AI/ML worth it in Australia? It seems Australia is not the best place for ML/AI, but I wanted some thoughts. By ‘worth it’, I mean, is a career in AI a likely outcome in Australia, as I don’t want to remain in academia forever? R&D is something I would like to pursue in the near future, but I would eventually want to move into the industry.