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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

Becoming a data science leader

AA: What inspired you to become a leader in data science and want to share your expertise with others? What prompted you to move down this path, and what keeps you in the field?

Christina Stathopoulos (CS): I would say that my path to where I am today has not been a straight line. I had a unique journey to get to where I am today, but I always knew that I wanted to work with data. I grew up with a love of numbers. Even as a kid, my favorite class was math and statistics, and I later went on to study for an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree with a focus on statistics, and later still, a master’s in business analytics and big data. For me, it was a very natural path to pursue a career in analytics. I don’t think that’s the case for many people today because the idea of “data science” has only recently become a hot topic; 10 to 15 years ago, its existence was limited to variations of it at the intersection of...