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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 chief data officer

Alex Antic: I'd like to get a sense of how you entered the field. How has your career progressed over time? How did you become one of the most respected senior leaders in our field? I’d love to hear your story.

Meri Rosich: When I reflect on my career journey, I realize that the past 25 years have been a fascinating evolution of data, the internet, and artificial intelligence. During the 90s, AI was still very theoretical and limited to a few people in academic circles, where we would submit thick, complex papers at academic conferences. However, the rise of the internet brought new possibilities for data usage, and that’s how I found my way into the field.

My PhD in virtual reality opened up doors to data and coding, and I entered the private corporate world of internet companies, starting in Europe and then in New York. While working with data in New York, I quickly realized that it wasn’t enough to merely work with it...