{"id":1676,"date":"2026-07-28T17:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/?post_type=seminar&#038;p=1676"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:02:38","slug":"leading-through-the-hype-data-science-leadership-in-the-genai-era","status":"publish","type":"seminar","link":"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/seminars\/leading-through-the-hype-data-science-leadership-in-the-genai-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Through the Hype: Data Science Leadership in the GenAI Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining Strategic Relevance: How to keep your data science function positioned as a core strategic driver in a rapidly changing landscape<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Show, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221; AI literacy: How to use a hands-on, scientific, and experimental approach to help stakeholders and leadership truly understand the practical quirks of LLMs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1676","seminar","type-seminar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"start_time":"2026-10-14 14:15:00","end_time":"2026-10-14 14:45:00","theatre":630,"speakers":[1426],"businesses":[666]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leading Through the Hype: Data Science Leadership in the GenAI Era - Data Decoded MCR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/datadecoded.com\/mcr\/seminars\/leading-through-the-hype-data-science-leadership-in-the-genai-era\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leading Through the Hype: Data Science Leadership in the GenAI Era\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The mandate for data science leadership has undergone a seismic shift. 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