Lightning round 2: Artificial intelligence and data
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This talk wants to share and discuss what skills still matter in data work, the risks AI introduces newcomers, and the challenges experienced professionals face when using AI to level up their data work.
AI is insatiable. Shortly after generative AI gained popular attention, companies hawking their applications, online services, and various technologies rushed to plug AI into their products. Now, without even trying, many of us likely encounter and use AI in our own workflows but every time we do, AI uses more resources. And every picture you generate of a puppy making a pizza exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions. What can you do to diminish the impact of this technology? This lightning talk ...
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