Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy Confidence to Do Amazing Things Sometimes we just need to take a break from dealing with missing data, fixing AI hallucinations, counting number of fingers in AI-generated pictures, and other challenges in our work and life. For myself and many other data scientists, engineers, and technical people that I’ve met, many challenges also come from people challenges that drain us and sap our confidence from attempting greater things. Here's some encouragement for you to build...
19 days ago • 5 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy Full-Stack Data Scientist Unicorns Image by freepik A few years ago, I hired one of my best data scientists. Here’s the gist of how the interview went. Me: How well do you know Unix? Candidate: I run a Raspberry Pi cluster at home using Unix. Would that count? Me: You’re hired! This data scientist had a marketing degree, yet was hands-on in setting up Raspberry Pi computers as a hobby. I knew I found the mythical “unicorn” in the form of a full-stack data scientist. I...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy Drive Change Using Effective Communications For data scientists, AI experts, and frankly anyone to drive change, we all need effective communications to influence others. I believe communication skills to be among the top 5 skills to future proof your career. Image from Svitlana on Adobe used with permission What I Learned About Communicating to Executives Last week, our Data Leaders Community of Practice cohort met to discuss and learn about data storytelling and...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy What the "Age of the IC" Means for Data Professionals Hello Reader! I just got back from my trip to Australia. Besides enjoying the delicious coffee there, we still continued to use math and AI while down under. Jimmy Wong in Sydney, Australia Last week, we went to Australia for my college undergraduate son to present two scientific papers at the 8th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education (OSME8) in Melbourne. We then extended our family...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy Understanding What AI Can and Can't Do "A dog with 13 heads" generated by DALL-E AI (I counted 15 heads) Generative AI like the ChatGPT chatbot and DALL-E image generator don’t create brand new content, but merely repackages and blends existing content that they have been trained on. Having led data science teams at LinkedIn for 12 years and built countless data science predictive analytics models, I’ve seen the successes and limitations of AI. I want to help you...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy Boost Your Career When You Mentor Others Hi Reader, This week, a former coworker asked me “How can I prepare to grow my career?” As a data analyst, he knew he should build his personal brand and visibility, but he wasn’t comfortable with public speaking. He’s a lot more comfortable with talking to individuals one-on-one than being in front of a large group I suggested for him to consider mentoring through his college alumni association. Jimmy with two mentees at the UCLA...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy 10,000 Years of Human Advancements and Adaptation Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there! I respect and admire my father and previous generations who have worked hard for their families. The baby boomer generation, in particular, is noted for its work ethic. My father had worked for one employer for 30 years until his employer retired. However, times change and people adapt to new environments. For today, I’m sharing my observations about work and career trends...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy What “Dream Big” Meant for Data Science Innovation at LinkedIn Photo of data scientists at a “Dream Big” event from the author, used with permissions “I feel stuck maintaining dashboards and analyzing A/B tests” is a sentiment that I heard from many data scientists at LinkedIn and elsewhere. Those activities are essential for running the business. However, the data scientists also dream big of innovating with ML and AI for making a bigger business impact that also helps...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Jimmy Wong AI Jimmy 5 Business Lessons to Learn From a Himalayan Mulberry Fruit Farm On Saturday, my family and I picked and filled 14 boxes of yummy fruit from trees at the biggest u-pick mulberry fruit farm in the United States. Thousands of city folks also drove out to the various remote u-pick farms for the paid experience of picking fresh fruit off of the trees. As I was standing in the hot sun in the orchard over one hour away from home reaching for the delicate low-hanging fruit, I...
3 months ago • 5 min read