Largest Data Engineering Survey Reports on Adoption of Modern Data Stack Tools

Airbyte, creators of a fast-growing open-source data integration platform, made available results of the biggest data engineering survey in the market which provides insights into the latest trends, tools, and practices in data engineering – especially adoption of tools in the modern data stack. Its first worldwide State of Data survey displays results in an interactive format so that anyone can drill further into the information using filters to see, for example, adoption patterns by organization size.

State of Data Quality Report

Bigeye, the data observability company, announced the results of its 2023 State of Data Quality survey. The report sheds light on the most pervasive problems in data quality today. The report, which was researched and authored by Bigeye, consisted of answers from 100 survey respondents.

Small Business Owners Beginning to Turn to AI for Help with Everyday Tasks

Small business owners recognize the vast potential of generative artificial intelligence to help them grow, and some have started using it, yet many are hesitant about how best to use it, according to new survey results from GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), the company that helps entrepreneurs thrive.

Fake ChatGPT Apps Scam Users Out of Thousands of Dollars, Sophos Reports

Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, announced that it had uncovered multiple apps masquerading as legitimate, ChatGPT-based chatbots to overcharge users and bring in thousands of dollars a month. As detailed in Sophos X-Ops’ latest report, “’FleeceGPT’ Mobile Apps Target AI-Curious to Rake in Cash,” these apps have popped up in both the Google Play and Apple App Store, and, because the free versions have near-zero functionality and constant ads, they coerce unsuspecting users into signing up for a subscription that can cost hundreds of dollars a year.

Databricks Data Reports Shows How 9,000+ Global Companies are Gearing Up to Be Competitive on AI

Data + AI company Databricks has published the 2023 State of Data + AI report, examining patterns and trends in AI adoption across more than 9,000 global companies that use the platform as a foundation for their data efforts. The report paints a pretty clear picture on how enterprises are preparing to stay competitive in this new age of generative AI, with data to support how companies are embracing LLMs and what the fastest growing data and AI tools out there are. 

UVA Researchers Built an AI Algorithm That Understands Physics

Normally, when testing the behavior of materials under high heat or explosive conditions, researchers have to run simulation after simulation, a data-intensive process that can take days even on a supercomputer. However, with a deep learning algorithm created by Stephen Baek, Phong Nguyen and their research team, the process takes less than a second on a laptop. 

Study Finds Data Quality is Still the Largest Obstacle for Successful AI and Greater Human Expertise Needed Across ML Ops Lifecycle

iMerit, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) data solutions company, released its 2023 State of ML Ops report, which includes a study outlining the impact of data on wide-scale commercial-ready AI projects. The study surveyed AI, ML, and data practitioners across industries, and found an increasing need for better data quality and human expertise and oversight in delivering successful AI. This is especially true as powerful new generative AI tools and continuous improvements to automation are rolled out at an increasingly rapid pace. 

North America Holds the Largest Market Share in Artificial Intelligence at 43%

Artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone great development in recent years, causing a spike in both interest and adoption around the globe. Data acquired by BanklessTimes.com has revealed that the current value of the global AI market is estimated at $119.78 billion but is expected to grow at a 38.1% CAGR, to reach $1,591.03 billion by the end of 2030.

New Global Survey Reveals Nearly 60% of Workers Believe AI-powered Automation Improves Job Fulfillment

A survey commissioned by UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation software company, found that nearly 60% of respondents believe that automation can address burnout and improve job fulfillment, and 57% report that they view employers that use business automation to help support employees and modernize operations more favorably than those that do not.

Top Data Science Ph.D. Dissertations (2019-2020)

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) recently published in its Notices monthly journal a long list of all the doctoral degrees conferred from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 for mathematics and statistics. The degrees come from 242 departments in 186 universities in the U.S. I enjoy keeping a pulse on the research realm for my field, so I went through the entire published list and picked out 48 dissertations that have high relevance to data science, machine learning, AI and deep learning. The list below is organized alphabetically by state.