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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

Exploring leadership

What do you think makes a good data leader, such as a CDO or someone who’s ultimately responsible for data or AI analytics? What are some of the key attributes that they need to have to make the organization successful and ensure people feel happy and supported?

NVO: I think that one thing they really have to be convinced of, and also convince other people of, is that it’s a long and hard journey. If you have a company that is not already using these analytical tools, you don’t bring AI in without changing the way the company works and the mindset of the people. It’s a huge transformation. It’s not only that you’re using new tools – you’re using a new way of operating.

So, it’s really a long-term change. You need to take the time to reassure people, to calm them down. Most of the time, when you have an AI team coming in, people are scared. They think that they’re going to lose their jobs...