Eric Bontz

Parent, Data Geek, Data Scientist, Gamer, Student, Runner

[Avi Chawla @_avichawla]

Agentic AI systems don't just generate text; they can make decisions, call functions, and even run autonomous workflows.

The visual explains 5 levels of AI agency—from simple responders to fully autonomous agents.

Let's dive to learn more about them.

[Jarrett Payton @paytonsun]

It ain’t over, until it’s over. This vid is so awesome!

[Levi @levikul09]

In Company X with 2000 employees, HR run a survey.

They ask 200 employees about salary satisfaction in 2021 and 2022.

2021: 75% are satisfied

2022: 82% are satisfied

HR manager concludes that salary satisfaction increased.

She is not necessarily correct ❌

Here is why 🧵

[Levi @levikul09]

If you are into Data Science you should follow these 7 Twitter accounts!

Also, this is a shoutout to them for the support and content!

Glad to be here with them!

[Akshay 🚀 @akshay_pachaar]

Become a Microsoft Certified Data Scientist🧑‍🎓

Thread 🧵👇

[Dr Neela Janakiramanan @NeelaJan]

Kids folding laundry and chatting:

13 year old: why are the pyramids in Egypt
10 year old: because they are too big for the British to steal
All three cackle loudly.

My parenting work is done.

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

I've been hired by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Asset Management and Citi to name a few. Here are 10 commonly asked interview questions and how to prepare for each so you stand out & get an offer:

1) What sets you apart from other candidates?

🧵1-15 with advice on each:

[Michael Bethke @[email protected] @Bethkem]

I made Thanksgiving dinner and now the kids are crying and I'm not allowed to help anymore

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

When you start managing someone, use your 1:1s in the first couple of weeks to understand their Context. Most new managers focus solely on Content (projects/goals/blockers). But Context + Content lets you move faster from Rapport to Credibility to Trust.

Example 1:1 questions:

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

You've now got new fake accounts spoofing the apology of the real account for the behavior of the other fake accounts.

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

A lot of people on this site who spent the last three years making a bunch of money calling content moderation a censorious communist plot got impersonated once this week and are now desperate for some of that content moderation.

[Field Yates @FieldYates]

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was asked about when he was spotted saying “stop it!” to Bears QB Justin Fields after a run on Sunday.

“I just wanted him to stop scrambling and it was pretty irritating because he didn't listen at all. He didn't take the coaching.”

Well played 😂

[Data Science Fact @DataSciFact]

Risk ratios usually make more sense than risks in the abstract.

How risky is X compared to the realistic alternative to X?

[Samuel Wong @samuel_wong_]

Data Science Leaders Should Be Uncomfortable https://t.co/rnq7stGHfX #Leadership

[jessica🩶 @ds_jessica_]

Introduction to Natural Language Processing in R. Gain an overview of all the skills and tools needed to excel in Natural Language Processing in R https://t.co/dGABxtgWzG #R #NLP #TextData

[Eric Bontz @ebontz]

"I thrive in the uncomfortable moments of life"
~ Abby Wambach

[Dan Bernstein @dan_bernstein]

Reverse this decision.

There was no good reason to do it, and now there will be appropriate blowback.

[Eric Bontz @ebontz]

So happy to have had this man on the Bears. Talk about succeeding against expectations. I wish you all good things on the next step of your journey @charleslenojr72

[Charles Leno Jr @charleslenojr72]

2014 7th round draft pick 👉🏾 93 consecutive starts in the past 7 seasons with the team that I was drafted to.

My time in Chicago has officially come to an end. It’s a bittersweet day but I am excited to see where this next chapter takes me.