Are Data Scientists at Risk in 2025?

The impact of AI on data science jobs.

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Here’s what a day in my life as a data scientist looks like:

Every morning, I wake up, make myself a cup of coffee, and open my laptop.

Then I let AI do my data science job as I browse Instagram and sip on iced coffee, while making YouTube videos like this one.

Sounds like a dream job, right?

Well… except that I lied.

That’s not true.

AI hasn’t automated my data science job just yet, despite what you might read on the Internet.

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately on how AI is going to replace data scientists in the next 5 years.

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The World Economic Forum has also listed data science as one of the most at-risk jobs from AI, causing many aspiring data professionals to panic.