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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work with data scientists and the best ones have physics backgrounds, or computational biology. I would choose a field like that rather than data science.

The person who posted about AI is right. [b]We use a ton of AI and it is a threat to these jobs—not just in the future, in the next few years.[/b][/quote]

Super helpful to know. Can you provide a little more context? What industry are you in and/or how do data scientists help you/your organization?  What's their function/role? How does their work get utilized?

We've been talking about this at home a lot lately - considering how AI currently can (and can not) engage data and analytics more effectively than skilled labor, and how that's likely going to evolve over time. Our sense is that there will always be a need for skilled people in this space, but it would be helpful to hear how they distinguish themselves.

Thanks.[/quote]

It’s a large multinational that sells data. The field is changing so fast. I would encourage kids to study something substantive like a science in addition to stats. Every standout in my department except one has a PhD in science (physics mainly). To me it’s a little akin to majoring in journalism just as the newspapers go under. Yes, you can study it and maybe you’ll get lucky and make it work, but odds of landing a job will be better, you’ll be more useful, not to mention being better poised for whatever the future brings, if you know about something else too.[/quote]

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