Mar 12 2025 55 mins 4
In this episode of ODSC’s Ai X Podcast, The AI-Powered Analyst: Skills You Need to Stay Relevant, we explore how AI is revolutionizing analytics, decision-making, and career paths.
Our expert guests bring insights from both industry and academia:
🔹 Dr. Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, is the Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation & Technology at Boston College, oversees graduate programs in Applied Analytics and Applied Economics.
🔹 Gary Arora, is a Chief Architect for Cloud & AI Solutions at Deloitte, Adjunct Professor at Boston College, and open-source contributor with over 5 million project downloads.
Topics Covered
🔹 AI’s impact on analytics and automation – How AI is transforming traditional data workflows
🔹 The shift from SQL-based analysis to AI-powered decision-making – Can business users now replace data scientists?
🔹 Challenges in enterprise AI adoption – Trust, governance, and data integration
🔹 Agentic AI and autonomous decision-making – Are we replacing analysts or augmenting them?
🔹 Essential skills for the AI-powered analyst – What professionals need to learn to future-proof their careers
🔹 AI in education – How universities are adapting analytics programs to teach AI literacy
🔹 The evolving job market – New roles emerging in AI-driven analytics
🔹 Knowledge graphs in AI – How enterprises are integrating them into AI workflows
🔹 Data quality and governance – The critical role of data integrity in AI-powered insights
Memorable Quotes
💬 "We’re not replacing the pilot, we’re building a better cockpit." – Gary Arora
💬 "The premium for the human in the AI loop is not writing code—it’s knowing when things don’t seem right." – Sasha Tomic
💬 "Your industry expertise will be your competitive advantage over AI." – Gary Arora
💬 "Knowing when AI is wrong and why is now a critical skill for analysts." – Sheamus
This episode was sponsored by:
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