Data is the New Oil – Towards Data Science – Medium

When I give talks on data strategy and AI strategy, I talk about data being the new oil. And, data being the fuel (oil) that is fueling the AI machine. I also talk about how to value data, since it is perhaps the most valuable modern business asset, yet is not yet accurately accounted for. Check out the slide below that I present as part of my 40 minute talk. It compares the largest companies (by market cap) from 2006 vs. 20016.