Airbnb's data science team. Riley Newman is fifth from right in the back row. We want to hear from you! Take our quick AI survey and share your insights on the current state of AI, how you’re implementing it, and what you expect to see in the future. Learn More Five years ago, I joined Airbnb as its first data scientist. At that time, the few people who’d even heard of the company were still figur
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