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Creators of Intelligence

By : Dr. Alex Antic
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Creators of Intelligence

By: Dr. Alex Antic

Overview of this book

A Gartner prediction in 2018 led to numerous articles stating that "85% of AI and machine learning projects fail to deliver.” Although it's unclear whether a mass extinction event occurred for AI implementations at the end of 2022, the question remains: how can I ensure that my project delivers value and doesn't become a statistic? The demand for data scientists has only grown since 2015, when they were dubbed the new “rock stars” of business. But how can you become a data science rock star? As a new senior data leader, how can you build and manage a productive team? And what is the path to becoming a chief data officer? Creators of Intelligence is a collection of in-depth, one-on-one interviews where Dr. Alex Antic, a recognized data science leader, explores the answers to these questions and more with some of the world's leading data science leaders and CDOs. Interviews with: Cortnie Abercrombie, Edward Santow, Kshira Saagar, Charles Martin, Petar Veličković, Kathleen Maley, Kirk Borne, Nikolaj Van Omme, Jason Tamara Widjaja, Jon Whittle, Althea Davis, Igor Halperin, Christina Stathopoulos, Angshuman Ghosh, Maria Milosavljevic, Dr. Meri Rosich, Dat Tran, and Stephane Doyen.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Chapter 1: Introducing the Creators of Intelligence

Introducing the Creators of Intelligence

When you tell someone that you’re writing a book, the first (and most obvious) question you’re asked is, “What is the book about?” Sometimes, however, you get asked an even more important question: “Why are you writing it?

For me, the why was an evolution, rather than an inspiration that hit me like a lightning bolt. Some common themes began to emerge from the topics that I was asked to speak about at conferences and industry events. I started writing a blog to address these themes. The blog was also a fun way to share my learning, and to offer advice to the next generation of data scientists and those transitioning to the field. I subsequently launched my consulting business, and again, there were common themes in the challenges faced by my clients in their journey to unlock the value of their data, and in maturing their analytics capability.

This prompted me to consider writing a book to share...