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70

%

of respondents ranked “most useful, most economical, and speed” as a top 3 value of open-source software.

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43

%

feel unprepared or unsure about taking on rising challenges in the data science space, including government regulations, technological tools, and the increase in AI usage across roles.

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42

%

of respondents view security concerns around open source as the biggest technical challenge for AI adoption.

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87

%

of data science practitioners are spending as much or more time on AI techniques this year compared to last year.

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67

%

are using AI for data cleaning, visualization, and analysis.

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52

%

are using AI for data cleaning, visualization, and analysis.

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49

%

are using AI for data cleaning, visualization, and analysis.

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58

%

of respondents said they’re building new tools with AI.

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59

%

conduct most of their AI or data science training on either local laptops or local desktops or workstations.


Among data science, machine learning, and IT student tracks:

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84

%

are learning Python.

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64

%

are learning machine learning techniques and implementation.

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52

%

are learning data visualization.

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51

%

are learning probability and statistics.

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