Data Science and AI Predictions for 2022 Posted on : Jan 08 - 2022

The pace of technological change increased in 2021, and if history is any guide, will continue to accelerate in 2022. At the leading edge of high tech are data science and artificial intelligence, two disciplines that promise to keep the pace of change at a high level.

Interest in AI, machine learning, and data science is extremely high, if the number of predictions on these topics is any indication. We start this batch of predictions with DataKitchen CEO Chris Bergh, who notes that the global AI market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33% through 2027. But that significant growth comes with a hidden risk: reputational harm due to bias and a lack of accountability in AI processes.

“The problem is that algorithms can absorb and perpetuate racial, gender, ethnic, and other social inequalities and deploy them at scale,” Bergh says. “Many in the data industry recognize the serious impact of AI bias and seek to take active steps to mitigate it. The data industry realizes that AI bias is simply a quality problem, and AI systems should be subject to this same level of process control as an automobile rolling off an assembly line. In 2022, data organizations will institute robust automated processes around their AI systems to make them more accountable to stakeholders.”

Python had a rip-roaring 2021, when it overtook Java to become the most popular language in the world, according to the TIOBE Index. What will the versatile scripting language bring in 2022? According to the folks at Anaconda, Python will continue slithering its way into our lives.

“Python will also continue expanding to newer use cases beyond data science in 2022,” the company writes in its 2022 predictions blog piece. “Stan [Seibert, senior director of community innovation] at Anaconda believes that, for use cases like microcontrollers and IoT devices, where other programming languages have typically dominated, we’ll see growth in the adoption of Python due to the rise of MicroPython and CircuitPython. Taking the question in a different direction, Joseph J. Currenti, Sr. Technical Account Manager at Anaconda, and Lucia said they expect Python to be used more in game development as developers look to AI to create more immersive gaming experiences.” View More