“AI isn’t replacing data analysts — it’s turning everyone into one.”
A few years ago, “data literacy” meant knowing SQL, dashboards, and how to read a report. Today, AI changed that completely. Now, anyone who can ask the right question can extract insights that once needed a full data team. But here’s the paradox — AI gives everyone access to insights, which means data itself is no longer the advantage. The advantage is now in how you interpret and apply what AI gives you. The winners won’t be those with the biggest datasets — but those with the sharpest sense of what to ask, test, and act on. AI democratized data. But human intuition still decides what matters. The new data alchemist is part analyst, part strategist, part storyteller.