Data Science Consulting

Note: written in May 2023. This is an early, exploratory take on a sensitive topic; treat it as a thought piece, not clinical guidance. People express a lot about their emotional state on social media, often more openly than they would in person. That has led researchers to ask whether… read more

Note: written in May 2023. The specific models have advanced since, but the strengths and cautions below still apply. Public opinion increasingly lives on social media, which makes it a huge, messy source for understanding what people think. Traditional sentiment-analysis tools struggled with the nuances of real human language. Large… read more

Data science has become an essential aspect of modern business, offering valuable insights and driving informed decision-making. However, not every company has the necessary in-house expertise to develop and implement effective data science strategies. This is where a data science consultant can be an invaluable asset. In this comprehensive blog… read more

Note: written in April 2023. The model names have moved on (GPT-4 class models and the newer tools/function-calling APIs make this far easier now), but the overall approach still applies. Email is where a lot of routine work piles up: drafting the same kinds of replies, sorting, summarizing long threads,… read more

Note: I wrote this in early 2023, when ChatGPT was new to most businesses. The specific models have moved on since, but the use cases below still hold. When ChatGPT launched, nearly every business owner I spoke with asked some version of the same question: "What can this actually do… read more

Most companies are sitting on more data than they know what to do with. The job of a data science consultant is to turn that data into decisions. Here is how I think about the value, and how a real project actually runs. Why Bring in a Consultant Data arrives… read more