Jessica Meyer - Why Diversity and Inclusion Are Important for AI Practitioners

Bias in Machine Learning models is a real problem, but also is the lack of representation of women and minorities in the more general Data Science field. Join me this week as I speak with Jessica Meyer about going from the start of her career working at Best Buy in their Marketing department to today being a Principal Data Scientist at Optum.Jessica shares with us both her story and her passion for helping women and minorities be represented in the field of Machine Learning and Data Science. She hosts a popular podcast called Women in Technology Twin Cities and speaks at conferences such as the Women in Analytics & Data Science Virtual Conference this past fall. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Associate at Columbia University working in the School of Professional Studies Analytics Program.If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North non-profit events! Emerging Technologies NorthAppliedAI MeetupResources and Topics Mentioned in this EpisodeBest BuyOptumML OpsAutonomous DrivingNeuralinkThe Moment of Lift ( book )Becoming ( book )WIT Twin CitiesEthics of AIBias in Amazon's Recruiting ToolCourseraKaggleMinneAnalyticsWomen in Analytics ConferenceEnjoy!Your host,Justin Grammens