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Data Science in the age of Cognitive Computing

Data Science in the age of Cognitive Computing

Reading & working a lot with cognitive analytics & "new" big data / data system tools the last couple of month I wondered how my profession - Data Science - might change when machines become smarter & smarter and enable business owners to do advanced analytics, e.g. machine learning, on big data themselves....

Klaas Bollhoefer

October 29, 2014
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  1. 29.10.14 The unbelievable Machine Company 36 “The accuracy of Smart

    Autofill (as well as the accuracy of the estimated error) depends on many factors, including the amount and quality of the data provided,” the blog says, as not all datasets will be ideally suited for machine learning.
  2. 29.10.14 The unbelievable Machine Company 42 Data  Science  today  

    Data  Science  tomorrow   Developer  –  knowing  data  &   math/stats  &  applications  by   heart   Professional  user  –  act  as  a   „white  layer“  to  the  black  box,   know  &  de<ine  input  and   machine  functionalities   Explorer  –  use  experience  &   skills  to  come  up  with  a   profound  way  to  go  from  data  to   business  value   Interpreter  –  make  sense  of   machine-­‐generated  hypothesis   &  con<idence-­‐weighted  results,   detect  „errors“,  tune  &  re-­‐run   end2end   Business-­‐Enabler  –  connect   business  with  big  data  &  create   relevant  data  products   Business-­‐Supporter  –  support   business  operations  &  be   master  of  the  machines?!  
  3. 29.10.14 The unbelievable Machine Company 43 „The data scientist’s job

    is to empower the cognitive tool, providing guidance, coaching, feedback, and new inputs along the way.“ (http://dupress.com/articles/2014-tech-trends-cognitive-analytics/)
  4. 29.10.14 The unbelievable Machine Company 45 The unbelievable Machine Company

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