data scientist

American  

[day-tuh sahy-uhn-tist, dat-uh] / ˈdeɪ tə ˌsaɪ ən tɪst, ˈdæt ə /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a person with expertise in statistics, computer programming, and machine learning who develops models and processes for retrieving valuable information from large data sets.

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Etymology

Origin of data scientist

First recorded in 2005–10

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data scientist

Colin Fraser, a data scientist at Meta, wrote on social media last week that there was no real evidence that AI models would inevitably pursue a goal leading to human death.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“These systems seem to have some sort of autonomous interest in questions of their own subjectivity,” says Cameron Berg, a Yale-trained data scientist who runs a small nonprofit exploring machine consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“One of the reasons the features were developed were to protect us in future lawsuits,” said former Meta data scientist George Volichenko.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

An earlier 12-day heatwave Hungary experienced in late June led to an estimated 304 excess deaths, climate data scientist Peter Szabo told AFP, using provisional mortality figures released earlier on Friday to calculate the number.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

“A data scientist or whatever? That’s not a passion. It’s just a job. Having dreams never killed anybody.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon