2020 Archives

Which Finance Companies Are Excelling in AI?

Business + Management Financial Services 2020posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 19, 2020

Many finance companies are getting some massive help from AI handling things like security, loss prevention, and predictive decision making—think underwriting for mortgages or credit decisions. While AI is making the rounds for many companies and organizations, a few... Read more

What Unexpected Cities and Regions are Hiring AI Experts?

Career Insights Featured Post 2020posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 17, 2020

To get a job in AI, you have to get your start in California, right? If that doesn’t appeal to you, there’s good news. AI is finding its way into even smaller markets as skills penetration for data science and artificial intelligence spreads across the country—more... Read more

AI x Retail: The Ten Best Examples of Sites and Stores Using AI

Business + Management Featured Post Retail 2020 East 2020 retail shoppingposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 13, 2020

So much of what AI is capable of transforming happens behind the scenes. The complete opposite of that is retail’s wholehearted adoption of AI to increase the bottom line, keep customers happy in a sea of eCommerce sites, and reduce inefficiencies. Without further ado, here are... Read more

What Cities and Regions are Hiring the Most AI Experts in 2020?

Career Insights Featured Post 2020posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC March 12, 2020

Nothing is surprising about this list. Despite splashy claims that this place or that is the “new Silicon Valley,” the real Silicon Valley is still the place to be. According to the latest report from Burning Glass, California, by far, is still hiring the most AI... Read more

Responsible AI 2020: Expectations for the Year Ahead

Featured Post 2020 Responsible AIposted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC March 3, 2020

In 2020, enabling responsible application of AI technologies is one of the field’s foremost challenges as it transitions from research to practice. More and more, we’re hearing of researchers and practitioners from disparate disciplines highlighting the ethical and legal challenges posed by the use of AI... Read more

Top MOOCs for Data Science in 2020

Career Insights Featured Post 2020 moocsposted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC February 24, 2020

Last year I wrote an article on this topic and I wanted to update it for the new year—2020. As I teach introductory data science courses at UCLA, I embrace new learning resources with eyes wide open. I’m always looking for quality education options to recommend... Read more

Three Core Data Science Skills to Get You Hired in 2020

Career Insights Featured Post 2020posted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC February 17, 2020

We’ve been talking forever about how in-demand data science is, but don’t worry—you haven’t missed the boat (not by a long shot). The field is evolving, however, and with data science splitting into different job titles and everyone niching down, it can be tough to know... Read more

Data Science in the 2010s: How Has the “Data Scientist” Job Evolved?

Featured Post Opinion 2020posted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC February 10, 2020

It was the early 2010s and I sensed something was afoot. I was seeing ads for something called Coursera, a new kind of online education company (called a MOOC, or massive open online course) that was offering a free “Machine Learning” class taught by Stanford professor... Read more

Top Jobs That Pave the Way for Becoming a Data Scientist in 2020

Career Insights Featured Post 2020posted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC February 5, 2020

Last year I wrote an article on this topic and I wanted to update it for the new year – 2020. The innate skills required for data science listed and explained in last year’s piece remain in force, as do all of the job classes. But... Read more

7 Top Data Science Trends in 2020 to Be Excited About

Career Insights Featured Post 2020 AutoML Azure Cloud explainable AI NLP Pythonposted by Daniel Gutierrez, ODSC January 31, 2020

As a practicing data scientist, educator, and tech journalist, I automatically have three big motivations for keeping a constant pulse of the industry. Staying in tune with what’s happening, consuming all the news from the movers and shakers, and evaluating new and updated tools as they... Read more