Data Scientists Automated and Unemployed by 2025!

In a recent poll the question was raised "Will Data Scientists be replaced by software, and if so, when?" Are we really just grist for the AI mill? As part of the broader digital technology revolution we data scientists regard ourselves as part of the solution not part of the problem. But as part of this fast moving industry built on identifying and removing pain points it's possible to see that we are actually part of the problem. Seen as a good news / bad news story it goes like this. The good news is that advanced predictive analytics are gaining acceptance and penetration at an ever expanding rate.