Fascinating article, and I am surprised how well peer pressure works on LLMs.
Somewhat tangential though, but I find the amount of perl clutching from the AI industry about writing malware code a bit ridiculous. Most of the examples cited in the article are just a Google search away. I do not think that the LLM generating malware for you lowers the bar one bit.
I started reverse engineering at 13 with an IDA Pro of questionable provenance - at that time, I found it quite difficult.
One thing which really helped me (and I wholeheartedly recommend) is to write simple programs, run them through the compiler and then in the disassembler. It really helps build a correspondence between program structure and its object code.
Eventually, you can make it even more fun and challenging by stripping debug symbols and turning on compiler optimisations.
Speaking from experience, that's not necessarily true. EU countries accept equivalent experience in lieu of academic qualifications.
Assuming that you are offered a position that pays well, and have around 5-ish years of experience, emigration is a breeze.
My experience with getting might not be universal since I work in a niche CS field, but getting a work permit (also alluded to by other commenters) was trivial and likely applies to everyone.