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title: Yanir Seroussi | Data & AI for Nature
title: Yanir Seroussi | Data & AI for Impact

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Human-generated words on data and artificial intelligence, with a focus on nature-positive applications.
Using advancements in data and artificial intelligence tech to make a positive impact on our world.
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title: 'Yanir Seroussi &ndash; Data & AI Expert<sup>*</sup>'
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[Consulting for](/consult/)...
: startups and scaleups focused on nature-positive outcomes
: startups and scaleups focused on positive-impact outcomes
[Experienced in](/about/)...
: software engineering (15+ years; Computer Science BSc)<br>data science / engineering (10+ years; Artificial Intelligence PhD)
[Posting about](/posts/)...
: data and artificial intelligence, and their role in helping nature thrive
: data and artificial intelligence, and their role in helping our world thrive
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* Warning: Beware of self-proclaimed experts on the internet. Do your own due diligence. 🐳️
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alt: Logo of Yanir Seroussi's consulting services, depicting a wave and an up-and-to-the-right graph.
caption: Helping nature-positive startups and scaleups grow faster.
summary: Yanir Seroussi's Data & AI consulting services, mostly targeting startups and scaleups focused on nature-positive outcomes.
caption: Helping positive-impact startups and scaleups grow faster.
summary: Yanir Seroussi's Data & AI consulting services, mostly targeting startups and scaleups focused on positive-impact outcomes.
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title: 'New decade, new tagline: Data & AI for Nature'
title: 'New decade, new tagline: Data & AI for Impact'
author: Yanir Seroussi
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date: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00
url: /2024/01/19/new-decade-new-tagline-data-and-ai-for-nature/
url: /2024/01/19/new-decade-new-tagline-data-and-ai-for-impact/
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alt: Logo of Yanir Seroussi's consulting services, depicting a wave and an up-and-to-the-right graph.
summary: Shifting focus to 'Data & AI for Nature', with more nature-positive content, increased posting frequency, and deeper audience engagement.
summary: Shifting focus to 'Data & AI for Impact', with more nature-positive content, increased posting frequency, and deeper audience engagement.
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While I've never abandoned my software engineering roots, the broadening of data science means that [many data scientists can no longer be assumed to possess solid engineering skills](https://yanirseroussi.com/2023/06/30/was-data-science-a-failure-mode-of-software-engineering/). Therefore, I changed the tagline last year to _Engineering Data Science & More_. However, this didn't feel quite right &ndash; some people now have an adverse reaction to any mention of data science, after negative experiences of failed projects.

Recently, **I switched the tagline to be both broader and narrower: _Data & AI for Nature_.** With this change, **I'm also aiming to revitalise my approach to publishing and audience engagement.**
Recently, I switched the tagline to be both broader and narrower: _Data & AI for Nature_. However, upon reflection and given some feedback, I realised that the _Nature_ bit may be off-putting to some people who do impactful work in the space but have different motivations. Therefore, I decided to go with _Data & AI for Impact_.

What does this mean in terms of focus areas?
* Still publish technical and high-level posts on Data & AI.
* Aim to highlight nature-positive applications of Data & AI tech.
* Aim to highlight positive-impact applications of Data & AI tech, especially in the climate and nature-positive space.

More importantly, I'd like to improve some things around posting and engagement:
* Produce content that's useful for those who find the tagline compelling &ndash; especially people working on startups and scaleups that are using Data & AI to make a positive impact on nature (i.e., the biosphere and our shared environment).
More importantly, I'm aiming to revitalise my approach to publishing and audience engagement:
* Produce content that's useful for those who find the tagline compelling &ndash; especially people working on startups and scaleups that are using Data & AI to make a positive impact on the biosphere and our shared environment.
* Post more frequently &ndash; aiming for weekly from February onwards.
* Use the mailing list to email full posts, and as a two-way avenue for comments and conversations (as opposed to public comments, which are now closed).

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* Best practices and opinions on a startup's first data hire
* Answering questions people ask on the future of data science
* My experience as a Data Tech Lead with Work on Climate
* Nature isn't only Green: De-politicising nature positivity
* Use cases for ChatGPT and other LLMs
* Catching up on different aspects of LLMs / AI tech
* Opportunities for Data & AI professionals in the energy transition

Historically, for each post I've published, about 5-10 ideas went unpublished. I hope that by aiming for shorter and lower-friction publishing, more posts will see the light of day.

My long-term aims are to learn by publishing, do more nature-positive Data & AI work myself, and help others in the space. Rather than sinking into doom and gloom, I'd like to focus on positive applications of Data & AI tech that make our world better (in the spirit of publications like [Volts](https://www.volts.wtf/)).
My long-term aims are to learn by publishing, apply my Data & AI skills towards more positive impact myself, and help others in the space. Rather than sinking into doom and gloom, I'd like to focus on positive applications of Data & AI tech that make our world better (in the spirit of publications like [Volts](https://www.volts.wtf/)).

**Call to action:**
* If this all sounds uninteresting to you, you're welcome to unsubscribe &ndash; no hard feelings.
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solutions that focused on increasing profits from the company's flagship product: WordPress.com.
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In recent years, I've switched my full-time focus to nature-positive work, especially around climate and
biodiversity.
In recent years, I've switched my full-time focus to work I consider to have a net-positive impact,
especially around climate and biodiversity.
This has included hands-on Data &amp; AI leadership work with Orkestra (a renewable energy startup), as well
as with the Work on Climate and Reef Life Survey nonprofits.
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The Fractional CDO offering is a way for me to help multiple nature-positive startups achieve their goals
The Fractional CDO offering is a way for me to help multiple positive-impact startups achieve their goals
faster.
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<h3>Q: Who are your ideal clients? <a href="#/8" title="back to FAQ index"></a></h3>
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A: Funded Australian nature-positive startups that don't have their own CDO.
A: Funded Australian positive-impact startups that don't have their own CDO.
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If you don't quite fit my ideal client rubric, e.g., if you're not in Australia or if you run a non-profit,
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