Bottlenose Founder Wants to Automate the Work of Data Scientists

Automating the work of data scientists will dramatically lower the cost of artificial intelligence and make it easier for business people without advanced tech skills to make use of the latest in business intelligence, says entrepreneur and investor Nova Spivack. His latest startup, Bottlenose, released a new platform on Tuesday that Mr. Spivack says is a step in that direction. "We saw a lot of technology jump from academic to commercial areas. There is more data and more capability with which to do analytics, but data scientists are increasingly scarce," Mr. Spivack said in an interview. "We are not producing enough data scientists, and you can't create enough of these people no matter how hard you try." Making matters worse, it takes time for credentialed data scientists to gain enough sufficient experience to be fully functional on the job, he said.