Datinuum Podletter

Welcome to episode 6 of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers three topics.

• Discussion on how hype cycles in Data, AI, and generative AI lead to the rise of so-called "AI experts."
• Analysis of how these individuals create costly training courses and make exaggerated claims about their expertise and success.
• Tips on how to spot a charlatan through probing questions.
• Exploration of the Dunning-Kruger effect: unskilled people in a domain exuding overconfidence.

Data in the World

• A segment covering current trends in technology, such as AI overuse at CES, the ongoing tech industry layoffs, and celebrity influencers teaching mathematics.

Data Career Tips - In the Interview Process, Analyze Where You're At

• Providing insights and advice for navigating and analyzing where you're at in the job interview process in the data field.

The Datinuum number for the week is 65.

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Welcome to episode 5 of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers four topics.

• Discussion on how hype cycles in Data, AI, and generative AI lead to the rise of so-called "AI experts."
• Analysis of how these individuals create costly training courses and make exaggerated claims about their expertise and success.
• Tips on how to spot a charlatan through probing questions.
• Exploration of the Dunning-Kruger effect: unskilled people in a domain exuding overconfidence.

Data in the World

• Discussion on the recent lawsuits against Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement.
• Overview of the Wavestone’s 2024 Data and AI Leadership Executive Survey results.
• UnitedHealth’s use of ML in denying rehab care and its implications.

Data Career Tips - Learn to Manage Up

• Importance of managing up in your career.
• Practical tips and strategies for effective upward management.

Data Leadership - Forcing Square Pegs Into Round Holes

• The importance of aligning tasks with individual skillsets and passions.
• Real-life example of how this approach benefits both the individual and the organization.

The Datinuum number for the week is 2.7.

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Welcome to episode 4 of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers two topics.

Data Unfiltered - Predictions for the New Year

• Eric gives his predictions for 2024 involving data, generative AI, data leadership positions, and more.

Data Career Tips - Stop Waiting and Take Action

• Make 2024 the year you execute and achieve what you've been planning for.

The Datinuum number for the week is 2024.

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Welcome to episode 3 of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers four topics.

Data Unfiltered - Self-Service is Dead

• Discussion on the initial appeal of self-service analytics.
• The unrealistic expectations and challenges faced in actual implementation.
• Key requirements for successful self-service analytics and why they often fail.
• Definition and advantages of self-fed analytics over self-service.
• How self-fed analytics can streamline data analysis and reporting.
• Examples of how self-fed analytics can be implemented in organizations.

Data in the World

In this segment, Eric highlights recent developments in data and technology, including:

• Overview of Apple's entry into the LLM space with their open-sourced model, Ferret.
• Analysis of the changing landscape of tech hubs in the U.S.

Data Career Tips: Give Yourself Permission

• Advice on taking initiative in your data career.
• Strategies for self-advancement and overcoming common career hurdles.

• Exploring Euclid's contributions to mathematics and geometry.
• The lasting impact of Euclid's work on modern technology and applications.

The Datinuum number for the week is 167.

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Welcome to episode 2 of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers four topics.

Data Unfiltered - Track the Right KPIs

• Eric dives into the topic of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Highlights the significance of KPIs in assessing business health and industry comparisons.
• Discusses the common pitfalls of tracking the wrong KPIs or too many of them.
• Defines a "wrong KPI" as one that doesn't measure outcomes and changes too frequently.
• Advocates shifting the conversation from "how" to "why" to assess data's true importance.
• Proposes more effective KPIs, such as daily active users per dashboard type and error percentage by data model.
• Emphasizes that the most critical KPIs should be long-lasting and not reactive.

Data in the World

In this segment, Eric highlights recent developments in data and technology, including:

• Discusses Microsoft's release of Phi-2, a small language model, and its significance.
• Highlights OpenAI's prompt engineering guide and the evolving field of prompt-based generative AI.

• Explores the real-life applications of quadratic equations.
• Delves into the origins of the quadratic formula.
• Credits Flemish mathematician Simon Stevin for popularizing decimal numbers and approximating algebraic equations.
• Discusses Stevin's contributions to mathematics, including trigonometry, architecture, and gravity experiments.
• Mentions the Delft tower gravity experiments conducted by Stevin and John Cornets de Groot in 1586.

The Datinuum number for the week is 61.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Datinuum Podletter.

In this week's Podletter, Eric covers four topics.

Data Unfiltered - Lying with Data

• Eric discusses his passion for data and how it can be used to deceive.
• Shares a personal story of early career experience with misleading data.
• Emphasizes the importance of transparency and letting data drive insights.

Data in the World

In this segment, Eric highlights recent developments in data and technology, including:

• Google's Gemini release.
• The EU AI regulation.
• The crypto bull run.

Data Career Tips - Avoiding Self-Rejection

• Encourages not to self-reject based on strict job requirements.
• Explains that no one fits every requirement and how self-rejection limits opportunities.

Data Histories - The Pythagorean Theorem

• Explores the history of the Pythagorean theorem.
• Reveals that Pythagoras didn't create the theorem; it was known in various cultures before him.
• Analyzes who should receive credit for the theorem.

The Datinuum number for the week is 388.

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