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Robbie Allen predicts data scientist roles will largely disappear by 2024
“In five to 10 years, the role, at least the role of data scientist or data engineer will largely go away, or mostly change, and it'll turn into programming systems like ours.”
Robbie Allen Jun 26, 2014 ▶ 15:06 Robbie Allen, Automated insights // Data Driven #28 // June 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Automated Insights generated more content than all media combined in 2013
“We generated more content than all the media companies combined last year. Again, three hundred million.”
Robbie Allen Jun 26, 2014 ▶ 12:59 Robbie Allen, Automated insights // Data Driven #28 // June 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital)
Assertion Supported
How the Associated Press used algorithmic systems to automate financial reporting
“They're working with a company called Automated Insights to write a bunch of finance stories. They actually have someone called Automation Editor whose job it is is to manage these algorithmic systems generating content.”
Hilary Mason Dec 8, 2016 ▶ 13:15 A Process for Discovery // Hilary Mason, Fast Forward Labs [FirstMark's Data Driven]
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