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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

Discussing leadership

AA: Something you mentioned a moment ago, about needing greater understanding of AI in society, I think specifically also applies to the senior executives who often sign off and fund projects within organizations. There seems to be a greater appetite and urgency for them to upskill and build up their data literacy capabilities. Do they need to understand AI to make sure that they can make informed decisions and use it effectively, and be realistic about what they have their staff deliver?

JW: I think it is critical. I think the need for boards to be aware of AI is going to follow a similar trajectory to cybersecurity or, more recently, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) – non-financial values.

I saw some stats recently that basically asked boards, “What keeps you up at night?” During the pandemic, it was health, but it was cybersecurity before that, and it’s now cybersecurity again. So, there’s definitely been...