Artificial Intelligence VS Data Science

Which One is Better Career Choice in 2024?

Focus 

AI: Emphasis is on making simulating human intelligence in machines  such as image & speech recognition Data Science: Emphasis is on extracting insights and knowledge from data to analyze and interpret data sets.

Applications

AI:  Natural Language Processing (NLP), Robotics Chatbots Data Science:  Predictive Analytics Business Intelligence Data Mining

 Career Prospects

AI:  AI Engineer Business Intelligence Developer NLP Engineer Data Science:  Data Analyst Data Scientist Data Architect

Salary Potential

AI Engineer: 

India: ₹9.7 LPA US: $128,126 UK: £51,106

Data Scientist:

India: ₹12 LPA US: $126,543 UK: £50,013

Skillset

AI: 

Python, Java, C++, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Deep Learning

Data Scientist:

R, Python, SAS, Statistics, Data Visualization

 Tools

AI: 

TensorFlow Scikit Learn Keras

Data Scientist:

SAS Tableau Apache Spark MATLAB

Final Verdict

Choose AI if you are proficient in programming, ML & willing to make time and effort to learn. But, if you are new, then choose data science as it is relatively easy to gain skills

The Choice is Yours Now: Which Path will you Take - AI or Data Science?