Thanks for the comment Andreas. Let's see how the field evolves. I mostly work in healthcare and it's so far supremely early days.. - Ahmar Shah, PhD (Oxford) - Medium

Having seen a number of hot career tracks rise and plateau, I'd say data science is here to stay.

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Thanks for the comment Andreas. Let's see how the field evolves. I mostly work in healthcare and it's so far supremely early days..

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