AI exposure
Data scientist: will AI take this job?
50%Changing fast
You trained the model. Now the model trains models. Awkward family dinner.
Why
Routine modelling is automated, but AI and big-data specialists are among the fastest-growing jobs in the WEF 2025 report.
Where to look next
- AI engineer (agents, LLM apps)
- ML ops / platform
- Domain expert + data (health, energy)
What AI already does
- Cleaning data
- Standard models
What stays human
- Framing the problem
- Judging if results make sense
Skills worth learning — Tech & data
- Building with AI models and agents
- Security
- System design and product sense