What exactly is "data science" these days? (Practical AI #80)

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Matt Brems from General Assembly joins us to explain what “data science” actually means these days and how that has changed over time. He also gives us some insight into how people are going about data science education, how AI fits into the data science workflow, and how to differentiate yourself career-wise.

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Featuring:

• Matt Brems – GitHub, X
• Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• General Assembly
• Betavector
• Previous episode: Exposing the deception of DeepFakes
• Data Science Venn diagram

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!