DJ Patil, the United States' first Chief Data Scientist, has been conducting a months-long listening tour at universities across the country, hosting informal Ask Me Anything sessions with students, faculty, and local professionals.
Rather than speaking at industry conferences, Patil locates a university wherever he travels, invites whoever wants to attend, and runs an open Q&A, according to O'Reilly Radar.
The themes emerging from these sessions point to real pressure in the technology sector. Graduate students report difficulty getting callbacks in a tightening job market. Hospital administrators say they are struggling with federal policy changes that land with little transition time.
Patil, who helped shape national data policy during the Obama administration, is known for championing open data initiatives. His choice of a grassroots AMA format — placing him on equal footing with attendees rather than on a stage — suggests a focus on gathering unfiltered feedback from practitioners and aspiring technologists.
The full O'Reilly Radar article is available here.
美國首任首席數據科學家 DJ Patil 數月來一直在全國各大學進行巡迴聆聽之旅，與學生、教職員及本地專業人士舉行非正式的 Ask Me Anything（問我任何問題）環節。
據 O'Reilly Radar 報道，與其在行業會議上演講，Patil 每到一處都會尋找一所大學，邀請任何有興趣的人士出席，並進行開放式問答。
這些環節中浮現的主題反映了科技界面臨的切實壓力。研究生報告指，在收緊的就業市場中難以獲得面試機會。醫院管理層則表示，他們正為聯邦政策變更帶來的短暫過渡期而苦惱。
Patil 曾在歐巴馬政府期間協助制定國家數據政策，以倡導 open data 計劃而聞名。他選擇草根 AMA 形式——與出席者平起平坐，而非站在台上——表明其重點在於從業者及有志於科技行業的人士那裡收集未經篩選的反饋。
完整的 O'Reilly Radar 文章可於此處閱覽。