Will AI take my job? Data people aren't immune to worrying about this but it's more complex than a yes/no answer. In this talk, we'll walk through a real life data science project, including the juicy bits where things went wrong, see which parts AI could replace, and what that means for data as a career.

David is a "data generalist"; currently a freelance data trainer and educational consultant, with an MSc. in Data Science and a background in software and web development. He co-hosts the Half Stack Data Science podcast about data science in the real world and is the author of The Well-Grounded Data Analyst (Manning, 2025) - a book of true-to-life data projects to help aspiring analysts practise the skills they actually need in their jobs.

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