<![CDATA[Stories by Yu Dong on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@ydong029?source=rss-5462c48cfc57------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*29MqzRR7m5m93unBH1o7lw.jpeg Stories by Yu Dong on Medium https://medium.com/@ydong029?source=rss-5462c48cfc57------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:59:05 GMT <![CDATA[AI Made Data Scientists Faster. Now It’s Expanding the Job.]]>

The real shift is bigger than productivity: AI is reshaping ownership, judgment, and the career path of data scientists.

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How I turned my eight-year weekly visualization habit into a reusable AI workflow

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Using Codex and MCP to connect Google Drive, GitHub, BigQuery, and analysis in one real workflow

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A practical onboarding checklist for building trust, business fluency, and data intuition

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What a simple puzzle game reveals about experimentation, product thinking, and data science

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12 articles · 36.5k reads · $2,960 earned — trade-offs and lessons

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Practical AI hacks for every stage of the job search — with real prompts and examples

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What I learned about growth, visibility, and chaos over the past five years

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How I built a personal spending tracker in 20 hours using ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex — and a bit of curiosity

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Three pillars that shaped my first year in data science management — prioritization, empowerment, and recognition

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