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

Al-Hussaini rose to senior data scientist at Nvidia, earning around $500,000 a year in base pay and stock grants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

OpenAI data scientist Evan Hubinger backed Coxon’s story.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 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

“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

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