All Hands on Data #28
Our team had their minds on AI this week. Pull up a chair, turn Terminator on your TV, and read about the newest advancements in Artificial Intelligence.
Why We Need an AI Coding Assistant Designed for Data Scientists
Although a plug for his product, the author raises some really interesting points around data science AI copilots. While data scientists do spend their days writing code, they often have very specific use cases which general-use services like GitHub Copilot seem to fall short on. As large language models become increasingly prevalent, it's not a stretch to imagine high-specialized applications like this becoming the norm. - John Forstmeier
Activision Blizzard Using AI Generated Music in Video Games
Our team recently discussed how AI is going to be making a big impact on the media we consume in the future: images, videos, music. Based on this patent, it actually looks like this AI-generated media could be catered to the individual user. Video games with a custom soundtrack made for me based on my gameplay? I'm in. - Joseph McDermott
AI Takes Over GitHub Analysis: The Future of Data Science is Here
In what is likely a sign of the coming robot revolution, OpenAI's ChatGPT service was used to generate commentary on GitHub data. The human author provided a series of prompts to ChatGPT in order to get an idea of how to approach and query that data for meaningful information which it did to a large extent. Very cool but let's just make sure we don't give it a reason to take over the world... - John Forstmeier
Could AI replace Google?
Have you noticed it's getting more and more frustrating to use Google lately? When you're just looking for a quick answer and get bombarded with sponsored links or links for pages you then have to dig through to find your answer? ChatGPT could be the answer to make your search quick and conversational. - Joseph McDermott
December Edition: 2022 Highlights
I love it when the TDS writers put out their monthly wrap-up because I get to catch up on all the amazing articles I may have missed the first time around. This edition wraps the year and includes articles about analyzing patterns in nature, the inequities in the field, AI in the classroom, blogging about data science, and more. One of my favorites: Lessons Learned from Making an AI Opera. - Katt Baum
The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT
ChatGPT has taken over social media this week with people from all industries using it to ask questions and generate ideas. Kevin from the New York Times sums up what it is and shows some examples that people have shared across industries. If you haven't heard of ChatGPT, this is a great place to start on the journey. - Steven Johnson