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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

Summary

It was an absolute treat to learn more about the cutting-edge application of machine learning to mathematics. Hearing about the work that Petar and his colleagues are doing in solving complex mathematical and scientific problems is very impressive.

I believe that the use of graph representation learning is still in its infancy in industry, and it was great to hear details about its range of applications from one of the leading researchers in the field – including practical tips and insights on implementing it. Notably, Petar believes that AGI could be in reach within our lifetimes.

Petar offered some useful advice in helping bridge the gap between research/academia and industry. The most important point is to clearly understand the interests and incentives of each party and to negotiate a compromise when incentives are misalinged. Finding the right balance can help unlock potential in creating research with a huge impact. For instance, the incentives for researchers...