892: We’re In The AI “Trough of Disillusionment” (and that’s Great!)

“Stay happy and healthy”: In this special Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn speaks with Annie, his grandmother, on her 95th birthday. Hear how she is physically and mentally coping with illnesses that limit her mobility and the joys of having a pet. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/900⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

Data science skills, a data science bootcamp, and why Python and SQL still reign supreme: In this episode, Kirill Eremenko returns to the podcast to speak to Jon Krohn about SuperDataScience subscriber success stories, where to focus in a field that is evolving incredibly quickly, and why in-person working and networking might give you the edge over other candidates in landing a top AI role. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/899⁠⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by ⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform⁠ and by the ⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA⁠. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (04:35) Stories from five SuperDataScience subscribers (27:32) How to secure a career in a fast-paced industry (44:19) How to stand out against huge competition in data science (1:01:40) The importance of communication in data science (1:16:41) Where to focus your skills in AI engineering

In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn announces his new, free workshop on Agentic AI. On this four-hour comprehensive course, you’ll learn the key terminology for working with these flexible, multi-agent systems and then get to grips with developing and deploying this artificial “team of experts” for all your AI-driven projects.  Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/898⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

Diane Hare talks to Jon Krohn about the power of storytelling for corporate buy-in of AI initiatives, how to actively implement AI to transform organizations, and how emerging professionals can upskill themselves. Hear how she discovered her background in storytelling at Ernst & Young and her work with Simon Sinek, which she finds to be integral to her process. Inspired by Sinek’s aphorism “start with why”, Diane notes that many companies neglect this crucial part of their mission because they never take the time to work on it. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/897⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS, by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (04:51) How Y Carrot works with BizLove (14:19) How BizLove prioritizes change management (29:18) How to upskill effectively (42:37) How BizLove integrated data from two enterprises (48:52) How to enable change in your business

The Economist reported that global Google searches for "AI unemployment" hit an all-time high earlier this year. But do we have to worry about AI taking our jobs? In this week’s Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn investigates whether the rise of AI has directly led to an increase in unemployment.  Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/896 Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

How to get funded by a VC specializing in AI: Head of AIX Ventures Shaun Johnson talks to Jon Krohn about investment strategies, how to simplify AI adoption, why a little competition can be so beneficial to AI startups, and how Big Tech is circumventing anti-monopoly measures. Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/895⁠ This episode is brought to you by the ⁠⁠Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and by ⁠Adverity, the conversational analytics platform. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (10:36) What Shaun looks for when evaluating early-stage AI startups (19:11) Building out AI startups (41:44) How AI practitioners can future-proof their careers (45:27) How to measure AI impact (53:30) The key verticals ripe for AI disruption

In this episode of “In Case You Missed It”, Jon Krohn takes clips from interviews with guests in May 2025. From AI agent integration and RAG-based chatbots to education through virtual reality headsets and data harmonization, this episode explores how industry leaders are developing the tools and technologies that can improve operations, education, healthcare, and marketing. Highlight clips are with John Roese, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief AI Officer at Dell Technologies (Episode 887), Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Posit, PBC Jeroen Janssens and Lead Data Scientist at Xomnia Thijs Nieuwdorp (Episode 885), Founder of CEEK Mary Spio (Episode 889), and Martin Brunthaler, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Adverity (Episode 891).  Additional materials: ⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/894⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

Avery Smith is a passionate and motivational YouTuber and careers educator for data science. In this episode, Jon Krohn asks Avery about the tools and tricks he has learned from personal experience and from his students in how to get ahead in the tech industry. Avery shares the “learning ladder” he uses to help newcomers start on the right foot with great examples from former bootcamp students who have put his theories into practice. And, if you’re using LinkedIn to find jobs, Avery explains why this might be one of the reasons you’re not getting work. Additional materials: ⁠www.superdatascience.com/893 This episode is brought to you by Adverity, the conversational analytics platform and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (04:02) How to take the jump into a data science career (15:19) Avery’s recommended strategy for starting a career in data science (18:10) Recommendations for people learning data science with LLMs (32:52) What should go into a data science portfolio  (46:07) Why Avery prefers practice over theory in teaching data science  (48:25) The bare minimum to get your first job in data science

Businesses have entered a “trough of disillusionment” for AI. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn learns why Fortune 500 execs are so frustrated with the tools and how they can work their way up the “slope of enlightenment” towards effective AI. Hear why AI takeup hasn’t so far gone to plan in the corporate world and what that world needs from AI to encourage greater business engagement.  Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠www.superdatascience.com/892⁠⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information.

Martin Brunthaler talks to Jon Krohn about founding Adverity, a data analytics platform for marketing that simplifies integrating data from multiple sources and crunching them into actionable insights. Learn how Adverity became a data analytics powerhouse serving multiple industries, and why Martin thinks AI will strengthen rather than diminish the job market for data scientists, data analysts, and machine learning engineers.   Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/891 Today’s episode is brought to you by Trainium2, the latest AI chip from AWS and by the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (03:52) How Martin co-founded Adverity (14:26) The features of Adverity (39:24) If data analysts, data scientists, and ML engineers should worry about Adverity making their job redundant (48:29) Martin’s predictions for the future for data analysts and data scientists (51:39) Martin’s tips for success as a CTO