Dear Data
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.
Dear Data
How to Pivot into a Career in AI
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Marissa McNeelands & Sajna Massey
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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