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The mandate for data science leadership has undergone a seismic shift. We have moved rapidly from an era where AI was a niche curiosity to one where it sits at the center of every strategic discussion. While this visibility offers unprecedented opportunity, it also introduces a complex new set of challenges for leaders.

How do we balance the continuing need to build custom, proprietary models with our expanding role as strategic internal consultants? As business units rush to build with off-the-shelf LLM APIs, data science teams are uniquely positioned to drive organisational AI literacy and establish the guardrails that keep these outputs safe and reliable.

Join us for a frank and practical look at the real-world changes experienced by the ITV Data Science Team, the challenges we have faced along the way, and where we are heading next.

Key Takeaways:

• Maintaining Strategic Relevance: How to keep your data science function positioned as a core strategic driver in a rapidly changing landscape
• “Show, Don’t Tell” AI literacy: How to use a hands-on, scientific, and experimental approach to help stakeholders and leadership truly understand the practical quirks of LLMs