Open Data Science Conference
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The leading applied data science and AI conference, with 4 global events and nearly 180 meetups worldwide every year.
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ODSC AI East 2026 AI Bootcamp features eight weekly sessions that cover the technical concepts needed to work with AI systems confidently. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/build-ai-sys...
Build AI Systems Without a CS Degree: The ODSC AI East 2026 Bootcamp
Agentic AI systems are changing what’s possible for professionals without engineering backgrounds. Tasks that required hiring a developer, like pulling data from APIs, cleaning datasets, and bui...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
ODSC AI East 2026 AI Bootcamp features eight weekly sessions that cover the technical concepts needed to work with AI systems confidently. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/build-ai-sys...
In this post, we will show you how you can extend your RAG pipelines step by step to become agents without having to throw away everything you've built so far. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/from-rag-to-...
From RAG to AI Agent: A Step-By-Step Guide
Editor’s note: Sara Zanzottera, Senior Developer at BNP Paribas, is a speaker for the Agentic AI Summit in January 2026. Check out her talk, From RAG to AI Agents, there! 2025 was the year of LL...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
In this post, we will show you how you can extend your RAG pipelines step by step to become agents without having to throw away everything you've built so far. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/from-rag-to-...
Most AI agents fail outside demos. Learn how to build production-ready AI agents by mastering LLM limits, evaluation, state, guardrails, and system design. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/building-ai-...
Building AI Agents That Work in Production: Core Fundamentals for Junior Engineers
AI agents built on large language models (LLMs) often look deceptively simple in demos. A clever prompt and a few tool integrations can produce impressive results, leading newer engineers to believe d...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Most AI agents fail outside demos. Learn how to build production-ready AI agents by mastering LLM limits, evaluation, state, guardrails, and system design. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/building-ai-...
AI is now a core management responsibility. Learn the 7 essential AI skills for managers in 2026, from cost and risk to evaluation, culture, and leadership. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/ai-skills-fo...
AI Skills for Managers in 2026: 7 Essentials for Leading in an AI-Driven Organization
In 2026, artificial intelligence has moved from a niche experiment to a central business driver. As AI becomes embedded in products, processes, and strategy, AI skills for managers are no longer optio...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
AI is now a core management responsibility. Learn the 7 essential AI skills for managers in 2026, from cost and risk to evaluation, culture, and leadership. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/ai-skills-fo...
Here are some insights from the winners of the ODSC-Google Cloud Hackathon, including winning strategies and advice for prospective Hackathon attendees. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/highlighting...
Highlighting the Winners of the December 2025 Google Cloud AI Hackathon
On December 12th, alongside Google Cloud, we held an exciting 24-hour Hackathon! The Agentic AI Hackathon allowed participants to step into the future of technology by building applications that can t...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Here are some insights from the winners of the ODSC-Google Cloud Hackathon, including winning strategies and advice for prospective Hackathon attendees. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/highlighting...
Explore why AI and creativity are inseparable, and how human imagination, judgment, and problem framing drive meaningful AI innovation beyond algorithms. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/ai-and-creat...
AI and Creativity: Why Human Imagination Still Matters in an Algorithmic World
For years, artificial intelligence has been framed as a technical discipline. Lines of code, neural networks, benchmarks, and optimization metrics dominate the conversation. Creativity, by contrast, i...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Explore why AI and creativity are inseparable, and how human imagination, judgment, and problem framing drive meaningful AI innovation beyond algorithms. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/ai-and-creat...
Meet the first speakers of ODSC AI East 2026—leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Harvard, MIT, Databricks, Pfizer, and more shaping the future of applied, responsible, and enterprise-scale AI. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/from-ai-safe...
From AI Safety to Enterprise Scale: Meet the First Speakers of ODSC AI East 2026
The future of AI isn’t being imagined—it’s being built, deployed, governed, and stress-tested right now. At ODSC AI East 2026, we’re bringing together the people shaping that reality across research l...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Meet the first speakers of ODSC AI East 2026—leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Harvard, MIT, Databricks, Pfizer, and more shaping the future of applied, responsible, and enterprise-scale AI. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/from-ai-safe...
ODSC AI Conference speakers share predictions on agentic systems, governance, multimodal AI, and building reliable production systems. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/2026-ai-outl...
2026 AI Outlook: How Agents, Context, and Governance Will Shape Real-World AI
As artificial intelligence continues its rapid evolution, one thing has become increasingly clear: progress isn’t being driven by a single breakthrough, but by a convergence of architectural shifts, c...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
ODSC AI Conference speakers share predictions on agentic systems, governance, multimodal AI, and building reliable production systems. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/2026-ai-outl...
Paco Nathan explores how entity resolution and investigative graphs power real-world AI systems for fraud detection, financial crime, and human-centered analysis. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/paco-nathan-...
Paco Nathan on Entity Resolution, Graphs, and the Future of Anti-Fraud AI
The modern global economy runs on identity. Every transaction, account, organization, and asset depends on knowing who is who. When that knowledge breaks down, the consequences scale quickly, especial...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Paco Nathan explores how entity resolution and investigative graphs power real-world AI systems for fraud detection, financial crime, and human-centered analysis. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/paco-nathan-...
Emmett Shear explores AI alignment as a developmental capability, arguing that shared goals—not control—are the key to aligning advanced AI systems with humanity. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/emmett-shear...
Emmett Shear on AI Alignment, Agency, and Raising a New Intelligence
For much of the AI industry, alignment has become shorthand for control: making systems obey instructions, follow rules, and avoid harmful behavior. But this framing misses something fundamental. As E...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Emmett Shear explores AI alignment as a developmental capability, arguing that shared goals—not control—are the key to aligning advanced AI systems with humanity. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/emmett-shear...
Agent-ready APIs are critical for scalable agentic AI. Learn how OpenAPI, MCP, and better API design enable autonomous agents to work reliably in production systems. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/agent-ready-...
Agent-Ready APIs: The Foundation of Scalable Agentic AI
As agentic AI moves from experimentation into real-world systems, one foundational dependency is being stress-tested more than any other: APIs. Autonomous agents can reason, plan, and chain actions, b...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Agent-ready APIs are critical for scalable agentic AI. Learn how OpenAPI, MCP, and better API design enable autonomous agents to work reliably in production systems. #DataScience #ODSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI opendatascience.com/agent-ready-...
Wikipedia is signing new licensing deals with major AI companies to monetize high-volume access and reduce server strain from bots. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/wikipedia-ma...
Wikipedia Marks 25 Years With New AI Licensing Deals to Manage Bot Traffic and Fund Infrastructure
Wikipedia is entering a new phase of its relationship with AI companies, announcing fresh licensing agreements as the site celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Wikipedia is signing new licensing deals with major AI companies to monetize high-volume access and reduce server strain from bots. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/wikipedia-ma...
Google has launched Gemini Personal Intelligence beta for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, enabling opt-in connections to popular apps. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/gemini-intro...
Gemini Introduces Personal Intelligence to Connect Gmail, Photos, and More
Google is rolling out a new Gemini feature called Personal Intelligence, designed to make the assistant more useful by connecting it to a user’s Google apps—starting with Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Google has launched Gemini Personal Intelligence beta for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, enabling opt-in connections to popular apps. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/gemini-intro...
McKinsey is piloting an “AI interview” for some graduate applicants, asking finalists to collaborate with its internal chatbot Lilli. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/mckinsey-ask...
McKinsey Asks Graduates to Use AI Chatbot in Recruitment Process
McKinsey is asking some graduate candidates to collaborate with an internal AI chatbot during final-round interviews. This seems to signal that AI fluency is shifting from “nice to have” to baseline e...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:29 AM
McKinsey is piloting an “AI interview” for some graduate applicants, asking finalists to collaborate with its internal chatbot Lilli. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/mckinsey-ask...
President Trump says AI data center operators must “pay their own way” for electricity to avoid higher consumer utility bills. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/trump-says-a...
Trump Says AI Data Centers Must “Pay Their Own Way” as Microsoft Pledges Higher Utility Rates
President Donald Trump said his administration will push AI companies to shoulder the energy costs of large-scale data centers, arguing that households should not face higher utility bills due to rapi...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:28 AM
President Trump says AI data center operators must “pay their own way” for electricity to avoid higher consumer utility bills. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/trump-says-a...
Traditional alarms excel at detecting change, but they struggle to interpret context. AI fills that gap by learning patterns, correlating multiple signals, and making higher-quality decisions before escalating an alert. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/how-ai-helps...
How AI Helps Reduce False Alarms in Security Systems
False alarms have been a persistent pain point in physical security. They burn time for monitoring teams, disrupt operations, and slowly erode confidence in the system. Traditional alarms excel at det...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Traditional alarms excel at detecting change, but they struggle to interpret context. AI fills that gap by learning patterns, correlating multiple signals, and making higher-quality decisions before escalating an alert. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/how-ai-helps...
In this post, we will show you how you can extend your RAG pipelines step by step to become agents without having to throw away everything you've built so far. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/from-rag-to-...
From RAG to AI Agent: A Step-By-Step Guide
Editor’s note: Sara Zanzottera, Senior Developer at BNP Paribas, is a speaker for the Agentic AI Summit in January 2026. Check out her talk, From RAG to AI Agents, there! 2025 was the year of LL...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
In this post, we will show you how you can extend your RAG pipelines step by step to become agents without having to throw away everything you've built so far. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/from-rag-to-...
Apple will use Google’s Gemini models to power a revamped Siri and future Apple Intelligence features, signaling a major AI push. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/apple-and-go...
Apple and Google Tap Gemini to Power a Revamped Siri, Expanding Apple Intelligence
Apple and Google have entered a multi-year collaboration that will bring Google’s Gemini models into Apple’s AI stack, with the companies positioning Gemini as a foundation for upcoming Apple Intellig...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Apple will use Google’s Gemini models to power a revamped Siri and future Apple Intelligence features, signaling a major AI push. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/apple-and-go...
Anthropic is adding healthcare and life sciences connectors and agent skills to Claude in Microsoft Foundry. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/claude-in-mi...
Claude in Microsoft Foundry Adds Healthcare and Life Sciences Tools For Agentic, Regulated Workflows
Microsoft and Anthropic are expanding Claude’s healthcare and life sciences toolkit inside Microsoft Foundry, aiming to close a persistent gap between frontier AI capability and real-world, regulated ...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Anthropic is adding healthcare and life sciences connectors and agent skills to Claude in Microsoft Foundry. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/claude-in-mi...
Salesforce has released a rebuilt Slackbot for Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ plans, using Anthropic’s Claude to answer questions and more. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/salesforce-r...
Salesforce Rebuilds Slackbot Into a Claude-Powered AI Agent for Enterprise Search and Actions
Salesforce has released a major upgrade to Slackbot, turning the long-running helper into an AI agent built to answer workplace questions, surface context across connected tools, and reduce time spent...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Salesforce has released a rebuilt Slackbot for Slack Business+ and Enterprise+ plans, using Anthropic’s Claude to answer questions and more. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/salesforce-r...
China’s Commerce Ministry is reviewing Meta’s Manus deal for export-control compliance, signaling tighter scrutiny of cross-border transfers. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/china-opens-...
China Opens Export-Control Probe Into Meta’s Manus Acquisition
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday it will assess and investigate Meta’s acquisition of AI agent startup Manus, focusing on whether the transaction complies with Chinese rules covering export ...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
China’s Commerce Ministry is reviewing Meta’s Manus deal for export-control compliance, signaling tighter scrutiny of cross-border transfers. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/china-opens-...
JPMorgan Asset Management cut ties with proxy advisers and will use its in-house AI platform, Proxy IQ, to manage and analyze shareholder votes. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/jpmorgan-dro...
JPMorgan Drops Proxy Advisers and Shifts Shareholder Voting to in-House AI
JPMorgan Chase’s asset-management arm has ended its relationships with outside proxy advisory firms. It will move shareholder voting oversight in-house, utilizing an internally developed AI platform c...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
JPMorgan Asset Management cut ties with proxy advisers and will use its in-house AI platform, Proxy IQ, to manage and analyze shareholder votes. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/jpmorgan-dro...
AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI hasn’t slowed AMD hiring, but the company now prioritizes “AI-forward” candidates as AI reshapes chip design and more. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/amds-lisa-su...
AMD’s Lisa Su Says AI Isn’t Replacing People, But is Changing Who Gets Hired
AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI is not reducing hiring at AMD — but it is reshaping which candidates rise to the top. Speaking Tuesday from CES in Las Vegas, Su told CNBC’s Jon Fortt that AMD continues to add...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI hasn’t slowed AMD hiring, but the company now prioritizes “AI-forward” candidates as AI reshapes chip design and more. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/amds-lisa-su...
xAI closed a $20B Series E round, topping its $15B target, to expand Colossus GPU infrastructure and accelerate Grok model development. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/xai-raises-2...
xAI Raises $20B in Series E to Scale Colossus Compute and Train Grok 5
xAI said it has completed an upsized $20 billion Series E funding round, surpassing its previously targeted $15 billion raise, as the company accelerates infrastructure expansion and next-generation m...
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January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
xAI closed a $20B Series E round, topping its $15B target, to expand Colossus GPU infrastructure and accelerate Grok model development. #ODSC #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/xai-raises-2...
Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow Sora users to generate videos featuring more than 200 characters from Disney-owned IPs. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/disney-inves...
Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI, Opens Access to Characters on Sora
The Walt Disney Company announced a major expansion of its AI strategy with a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. The agreement allows users of Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generator, to create sh...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and allow Sora users to generate videos featuring more than 200 characters from Disney-owned IPs. #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ODSC opendatascience.com/disney-inves...