All Hands on Data #100

Welcome to the centennial edition of All Hands on Data. It's been our privilege to be sharing the happenings of the data-sphere for 100 weeks and we're pumped for 100 more!

Article Recommendations

5 Ways AI Could Be Putting Your Business Under Threat

When I first read the title, I thought it was how AI might put businesses, well, out of business, but that is not what the article is about at all! The authors outline the various risks associated with integrating AI into business operations. Some of the more obvious risks are accuracy of information and the privacy concerns around using public LLMs. The one I found most interesting was the possible legal implications of using AI: who is held accountable if the AI breaks the law? - Katt Baum

How to ensure that your data science team isn't the bloated cost center?

In this piece the author makes the argument that it's important to integrate your data science team into multiple areas of the business rather than treating them like a walled off resources. While their mastery of algorithms is important, their first-hand understanding of their data is a competitive advantage - bringing them directly into the decision making process is a way of vastly improving your organizations effectiveness. Get those guys out of their cubicles for once. - John Forstmeier

Metadata management in data lakes

Metadata is exactly that- data about data.So why is it important to manage metadata effectively in data lakes? Metadata that is well-manages allows data management professionals to quickly discover relevant data within their data lakes, seamlessly translate and transform data for their users, allow innovation across their enterprise business, and much more! - Reed Cowan

How AI and Business Analytics Foster Better Collaboration

With the recent development surges in the AI space, it's no mistake that we're seeing AI work closely with businesses and their data teams. This article does a great job at painting the landscape for how AI is working with BI teams, specifically, and what to expect as data and AI develop together. - Angel Catalan

Podcast Recommendations

Talk Python To Me - May 15, 2024 - Pandas and Beyond with Wes McKinney

West McKinney, creator of Pandas, discusses the history and impact of Pandas, his work on other popular Python data science libraries like Apache Arrow, and the future of data analysis in Python.

DataFramed - May 16, 2024 - #207 Data Driven Venture Capital with Andre Retterath, Partner at Earlybird VC

This podcast discusses how data and AI can revolutionize venture capital investing. Andre shares how his firm implements data-driven techniques to source promising startups earlier and make better investment decisions. He provides tangible examples of models outperforming top human investors