The Dear Data podcast asks the question, 'where are the women?' in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Each month we interview some incredible women in the field of AI to show you that a career in AI is closer than it may seem. Our goal is to increase diversity in the field, to ensure that we have all perspectives in the data that is driving the decisions of tomorrow.
Marissa McNeelands & Sajna Massey
Mojan Benham, Senior Data Scientist at WealthSimple (previously Shopify and Facebook) sits down with us to chat about following your passion, embracing the imperfect tech interview, asking the hard questions around diversity and pay equity, and the importance of experimentation in validating your ideas.
In this episode we sit down with Sarah Willson, a Venture Capital Investor at Panache Ventures. Sarah shares with us how perspective and self-education are critical in her role evaluating Artificial Intelligence startups. We chat courses for up-skilling, responsible AI, gender equity in funding, and advice for turning your AI idea into a viable venture!
In this episode, we chat with Chelsea Squires, a Senior Data Analyst at Alberta startup, Symend. Chelsea recently transitioned from a career as a Geophysicist in the Oil & Gas sector, to a career in Data and Artificial Intelligence. She shares with us the most important steps she took to own the career transition into the field of AI, how she found an employer that fits her people-first values, and her passion for accessible entry into data through her involvement with Data by Design Datathons at geowomen.org/data-by-design
Ever wonder how people get into the field of Artificial Intelligence? We did too! In this episode we share how we got into the world of AI and what inspired us to start this podcast.
A quick introduction to the Dear Data Podcast, and what you can expect in the coming months.
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