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BY COMBING THE POWER
OF HUMAN CREATIVITY WITH AI, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN
EVER BEFORE.
unstructured text and unlabelled images from real-world data, such
as patient records.
move past the trial and error stage and work out how AI will benefit
them, they must look to tools which support the data and hire
professionals who can understand how data should be handled.
Having the right skills in place
Machines will need the input of human creativity
These examples show the great promise data science holds if data is
used in the right way. Data science is also fundamental to successful
AI projects – which can help overcome many of the challenges we
face as a society, from finding new drugs, to finding alternatives to
plastic, to modelling new methods of carbon capture.
However, while AI has great potential, it’s not simply a case of ‘plug
and play.’
The use of AI in the likes of healthcare will necessitate purpose-
built platforms that are not only technologically advanced but
scientifically nuanced.
For the technology to reach its potential, it will require huge volumes
of accurate, varied, multidisciplinary data, along with many years of
training and algorithm-building by human ‘masters.’ As industries
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Finally, it is important to reiterate that the human element to data
science and AI is essential to positive outcomes. Human researchers
are more efficient when they are augmented by AI, not replaced by
them – together, they are more effective than advanced AI systems
working without human guidance.
By combing the power of human creativity with AI, we will be able
to achieve more than ever before. But it needs to be remembered
that the very act of creating AI systems through data science is
creative in itself.
Therefore, businesses must support data scientists in the
development of AI by fostering creativity in data science and
enabling humans to work with these systems to augment their
human intelligence to solve problems. n
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