What To Look For When Hiring AI Researchers

AI researchers create algorithms and ask questions to be answered by AI..Depositphotos enhanced by CogWorld Is data the new oil? Considering oil's sky-high demand by both industry and government organizations, and the fact that oil only becomes more valuable post-refining and offers a competitive edge to those owning this commodity in surplus, I feel the analogy between data and oil is quite justified. Just as oil requires processing to become usable and is fed to engines to work and create value, data requires cleaning and is fed to algorithms to derive valuable insights and make decisions. While there's only one way to use oil - burning it in an engine to generate energy - data on the other hand can be used in myriad ways for a range of different purposes, from identifying simple statistical trends to training complex robotic AI for independent interaction with humans. The effectiveness and innovativeness of data-driven AI applications depends chiefly on the people working on those applications, such as AI researchers and data scientists, who are among the most sought-after people in the tech sector today.